English Online Dictionary. What means intermediate? What does intermediate mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (UK)
- (adjective, noun): IPA(key): /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/
- (verb): IPA(key): /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.diˌeɪt/
- (US)
- (adjective, noun): enPR: ĭn-tər-mē'dē-ət, IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɚˈmi.di.ət/
- (verb): IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɚˈmi.di.eɪt/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin intermediātus, perfect passive participle of intermediō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), further from intermedius (“intermediate”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
Adjective
intermediate (comparative more intermediate, superlative most intermediate)
- Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:intermediate
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Etymology 2
From a substantivization of the above adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
Noun
intermediate (plural intermediates)
- Anything in an intermediate position.
- An intermediary.
- An automobile that is larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized car.
- Synonym: mid-size
- (chemistry) Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.
- (chemical industries) Any such substance that is produced and sold to commercial customers (business-to-business sales) as an input to other chemical processes.
- (motor racing) A kind of tyre with relatively light grooving, used for conditions between fully dry and fully wet.
Translations
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Medieval Latin intermediātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
Verb
intermediate (third-person singular simple present intermediates, present participle intermediating, simple past and past participle intermediated)
- (intransitive) To mediate, to be an intermediate.
- (transitive) To arrange, in the manner of a broker.
Derived terms
- intermediation
- intermediatory
Translations
Spanish
Verb
intermediate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of intermediar combined with te