intermediate

noun

Anything in an intermediate position.

An intermediary.

An automobile that is larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized car.

(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.

verb

(intransitive) To mediate, to be an intermediate.

(transitive) To arrange, in the manner of a broker.

adjective

Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.

Roots

interinter- · Latin · between, within medius-medi · Latin · middle

Synonyms for intermediate

mediumn intermediaryn mediatev middlen midadj averageadj

Words related to intermediate

intermediacyadj intermediatelyadv beginnern intergrade novicen

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The word intermediate breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: inter-, from Latin inter (“between, within”); and -medi, from Latin medius (“middle”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.