Adjective: intermediate ,in-tu(r)'mee-dee-ut
- Lying between two extremes in time, space or state
"intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane"; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"
- Around the middle of a scale of evaluation
"intermediate capacity";
- average, medium
- A negotiator who acts as a link between parties
"An intermediate was brought in to help resolve the labour dispute";
- mediator, go-between, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor
- A substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
"The chemist isolated the intermediate compound to study the reaction mechanism"
- Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
"The diplomat intermediated between the two feuding nations";
- intercede, mediate, liaise, arbitrate
Derived forms: intermediating, intermediates, intermediated
See also: antepenultimate, gray [US], grey [Brit, Cdn], halfway, in-between, junior, mediate, middle, moderate, next-to-last, penultimate, second-year, sophomore [N. Amer], subterminal, third-year
Type of: chemical, chemical substance, negotiant, negotiate, negotiator, talk terms, treater
Antonym: endmost
Encyclopedia: Intermediate, Michigan