intermediate

adj
/ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət//ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.diˌeɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin intermediātus, perfect passive participle of intermediō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), further from intermedius (“intermediate”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

  1. borrowed from intermediātus

Definitions

  1. Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.

  2. Anything in an intermediate position.

    • In Oklahoma, an intermediate license holder may not carry more than one non-family member in the vehicle unless accompanied in the front seat by a licensed driver over 21 years of age.
  3. An intermediary.

  4. + 5 more definitions
    1. An automobile that is larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized car.

    2. Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the…

      Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.

    3. A kind of tyre with relatively light grooving, used for conditions between fully dry and…

      A kind of tyre with relatively light grooving, used for conditions between fully dry and fully wet.

      • Light rain was coming so he chose intermediate tyres.
    4. To mediate, to be an intermediate.

    5. To arrange, in the manner of a broker.

      • Central banks need to regulate the entities that intermediate monetary transactions.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at intermediate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at intermediate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at intermediate

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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