intermediate.
Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.
Meaning & usage
Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin intermediātus, perfect passive participle of intermediō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), further from intermedius (“intermediate”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
Anything in an intermediate position.
An intermediary.
An automobile that is larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized car.
Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.
Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product. Any such substance that is produced and sold to commercial customers (business-to-business sales) as an input to other chemical processes.
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.
Where this word comes from
From a substantivization of the above adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
To mediate, to be an intermediate.
To arrange, in the manner of a broker.
Central banks need to regulate the entities that intermediate monetary transactions.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin intermediātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
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