intermediate

adj.
Lying or occurring between two extremes or in a middle position or state: an aircraft having an intermediate range; an intermediate school.

n.

1. One that is in a middle position or state.
2. An intermediary.
3. Chemistry. A substance formed as a necessary stage in the manufacture of a desired end product.
4. An automobile that is smaller than a full-sized model but larger than a compact.

intr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. (-āt')

1. To act as an intermediary; mediate.
2. To intervene.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin intermediātus, from Late Latin intermedius : Latin inter-, inter- + Latin medius, middle.]

intermediacy in'ter·me'di·a·cy n.
intermediately in'ter·me'di·ate·ly adv.
intermediateness in'ter·me'di·ate·ness n.
intermediation in'ter·me'di·a'tion n.
intermediator in'ter·me'di·a'tor n.

adjective

Not extreme: central, mean³, medial, median, mid, middle, middle-of-the-road, midway. See edge/center.

noun

Someone who acts as an intermediate agent in a transaction or helps to resolve differences: broker, go-between, interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator, middleman. See means.

adj

Definition: middle, in-between
Antonyms: end, extreme

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In anatomy, between a more medial or more lateral structure.

1. between; intervening; resembling, in part, each of two extremes.
2. a substance formed in a chemical process that is essential to formation of the end-product of the process.

• i. cell mass — see nephrotome.
• i. filaments — intracellular protein fibers which are part of the cytoskeleton in eukaryotic cells.
• i. host — especially in parasitology, a host in which the parasite undergoes a stage, usually the larval or nonsexual stage, in its development. The host may be an insect vector which also acts as the transmitting medium, or another insect or animal species which is a passive enhancer, the infection being spread by other means.
• i. junction — see zonula adherens.
• i. mesoderm — mesoderm located just lateral to the somites, uniting the paraxial and lateral plate mesoderm.
• i. sheep footrot — less underrunning of horn and less likelihood of resulting in chronic lesions than in virulent footrot.

IN BRIEF: Being in the middle or between extremes.

It often happens that I have an idea, but then I try to fill in the intermediate steps and find they don't work, so I have to give it up. — Stephen Hawking (1942), English physicist, educator, author.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mellemliggende, mellem-
n. - mellemmand, mellemniveau
v. intr. - mægle

idioms:

• intermediate frequency    mellemfrekvens
• intermediate technology    billig og simpel teknologi

Nederlands (Dutch)
tussenliggend, halverwege, tijdelijk, tussenliggend iets, bemiddelen

Français (French)
adj. - intermédiaire, (École) de difficulté moyenne, de niveau moyen (un cours), (Fin) à moyen terme (un crédit)
n. - intermédiaire, (US, Aut) automobile de taille moyenne, (Chim) produit intermédiaire
v. intr. - s'entremettre, servir de médiateur

idioms:

• intermediate frequency    fréquence intermédiaire
• intermediate technology    technologie intermédiaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Zwischen-, Mittel-
n. - Zwischenglied, fortgeschrittener Anfänger, (Chem.) Zwischenprodukt
v. - vermitteln

idioms:

• intermediate frequency    Zwischenfrequenz
• intermediate technology    Zwischentechnologie, (in Entwicklungsländern benutzte Technologie)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ενδιάμεσος, μεσαίος, μέσος
n. - μεσάζων, μεσίτης
v. - μεσολαβώ

idioms:

• intermediate frequency    (τεχνολ.) μέση συχνότητα
• intermediate technology    ενδιάμεση τεχνολογία

Italiano (Italian)
intermediario, interporsi

idioms:

• intermediate frequency    frequenza intermedia
• intermediate technology    tecnologia intermedia

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - intermediário
n. - intermediário (m)
v. - intermediar

idioms:

• intermediate frequency    freqüência (f) intermediária
• intermediate technology    tecnologia (f) intermediária

Русский (Russian)
посредничать, посредник, промежуточный

idioms:

• intermediate frequency    промежуточная частота
• intermediate technology    промежуточное техническое решение

Español (Spanish)
adj. - intermedio
n. - intermedio, intermediario, cosa intermedia
v. intr. - intermediar

idioms:

• intermediate frequency    frecuencia intermedia
• intermediate technology    tecnología intermedia

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mellan-, som utgör ett övergångsstadium
n. - mellanhand, mäklare, mellanled, mellanstadium, övergångsstadium
v. - medla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
中间的, 中级的, 中间物, 调停者, 作中间人, 干预

idioms:

• intermediate frequency    中频
• intermediate technology    中间科技

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 中間的, 中級的
n. - 中間物, 調停者
v. intr. - 作中間人, 干預

idioms:

• intermediate frequency    中頻
• intermediate technology    中間科技

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 중간의, 개재하는, 중간에 일어나는
n. - 중간물, 중형차, 중간시험
v. intr. - ~의 사이에 들어가다, 조정하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 中間の, 中間にある
n. - 中間にあるもの, 媒介者, 仲介者, 中間生成物, 中間試験, 中型車

idioms:

• intermediate frequency    中間周波数
• intermediate technology    中間技術

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متوسط (الاسم) شيء متوسط, وسيط ( بين فريقين) (فعل) يتدخل, يتوسط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮תיווך‬
adj. - ‮מתווך, של ביניים, נמצא באמצע‬
n. - ‮מתווך, תיווך, דבר אמצעי, תרכובת כימית שנוצרה בריאקציה אחת ומשמשת בשנייה‬

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