adj., n., & v.
--adj. coming between two things in time, place, order, character, etc.
--n.
1. an intermediate thing.
2 a chemical compound formed by one reaction and then used in another, esp. during synthesis.
--v.intr. (foll. by between) act as intermediary; mediate.
Phrases and idioms:
intermediate frequency the frequency to which a radio signal is converted during heterodyne reception.
Derivatives:
intermediacy n. intermediately adv. intermediateness n. intermediation n. intermediator n.
Etymology: med.L intermediatus (as INTER-, medius middle)