what does intermediate mean?
INTERMEDIATE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
Hypernyms(s) intermediate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
INTERMEDIATE as VERB
- Meaning
- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
Hypernyms(s) intermediate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
INTERMEDIATE as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- lying between two extremes in time or space or degree
Usage Example(s)
- going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands
- intermediate stages in a process
- intermediate stops on the route
- an intermediate level
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Similar To
- Meaning
- around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- an orange of average size
- intermediate capacity
- a plane with intermediate range
- medium bombers
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