Intermediate

adj. mediatory, acting between persons or parties; existing between two stages (or points, things, etc.)

v. mediate, arbitrate, intervene

n. mediator, intermediary, one who intervenes; something which exists between two stages (or points, things, etc.)

Intermediate means "occurring between two extremes, or in the middle of a range" and may refer to:Reactive intermediate, a short-lived, unstable molecule in a chemical reactionIntermediate goods, goods used to produce other goodsMiddle school, also known as intermediate schoolIntermediate 1 or Intermediate 2, educational qualifications in ScotlandIntermediate (anatomy), the relative location of an anatomical structure lying between two other structures: see Anatomical terms of location
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Noun
1. a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
(hypernym) chemical
Verb
1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"
(synonym) intercede, mediate, liaise, arbitrate
(hypernym) negociate, negotiate, talk terms
(derivation) mediation, intermediation
Adjective
1. lying between two extremes in time or space or degree; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate level"
(antonym) first
(similar) gray, grey
2. around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers"
(synonym) average, medium
(similar) moderate

(v. i.)
To come between; to intervene; to interpose.
  

(a.)
Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors.
  

<networking> (IS) An Open Systems Interconnection system which performs network layer forwarding. It is analogous to an IP router.
(1994-11-29)