1. Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution. "Interchangeable
warrants." Bacon.
2. Following each other in alternate succession; as, the four
interchangeable seasons. Holder.
-- In`ter*change"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`ter*change"a*bly, adv.
In`ter*change"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. entrechangement.] Mutual transfer;
exchange. [Obs.] Shak.
In`ter*chap"ter (?), n. An intervening or inserted chapter.
In*ter"ci*dence (?), n. [See Intercident.] The act or state of coming
or falling between; occurrence; incident. [Obs.] Holland.
In*ter"ci*dent (?), a. [L. intercidens, -entis, p. pr. of intercidere
to fall between; inter between + cadere to fall.] Falling or coming
between; happening accidentally. [Obs.] Boyle.
In`ter*cip"i*ent (?), a. [L. intercipiens, -entis, p. pr. of
intercipere. See Intercept.] Intercepting; stopping. -- n. One who, or
that which, intercepts or stops anything on the passage. Wiseman.
In`ter*ci"sion (?), n. [L. intercisio a cutting through, fr.
intercidere to cut asunder.] A cutting off, through, or asunder;
interruption. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
In`ter*cit"i*zen*ship (?), n. The mutual right to civic privileges, in
the different States. Bancroft.
In`ter*clav"i*cle (?), n. (Anat.) See Episternum.
In`ter*cla*vic"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Between the clavicles; as, the
interclavicular notch of the sternum. (b) Of or pertaining to the
interclavicle.
In`ter*close" (?), v. t. [Pref. inter- + close. See Interclude.] To
shut in; to inclose. [Obs.]
In`ter*cloud" (?), v. t. To cloud. [R.] Daniel.
In`ter*clude" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercluded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Intercluding.] [L. intercludere, interclusum; inter between + claudere
to shut. See Close, and cf. Interclose.] To shut off or out from a
place or course, by something intervening; to intercept; to cut off; to
interrupt. Mitford.
So all passage of external air into the receiver may be
intercluded.
Boyle.
In`ter*clu"sion (?), n. [L. interclusio. See Interclude.] Interception;
a stopping; obstruction.
In`ter*col*le"gi*ate (?), a. Existing or carried on between colleges or
universities; as, intercollegiate relations, rivalry, games, etc.
In`ter*col"line (?), a. (Geol.) Situated between hills; -- applied
especially to valleys lying between volcanic cones.
In`ter*co*lo"ni*al (?), a. Between or among colonies; pertaining to the
intercourse or mutual relations of colonies; as, intercolonial trade.
-- In`ter*co*lo"ni*al*ly, adv.
In`ter*co*lum"nar (?), a. Between columns or pillars; as, the
intercolumnar fibers of Poupart's ligament; an intercolumnar statue.
In`ter*co*lum`ni*a"tion (?), n. (Arch.) The clear space between two
columns, measured at the bottom of their shafts. Gwilt.
It is customary to measure the intercolumniation in terms of the
diameter of the shaft, taken also at the bottom. Different words,
derived from the Greek, are in use to denote certain common
proportions. They are: Pycnostyle, when the intercolumniation is of one
and a half diameters; Systyle, of two diameters; Eustyle, of two and a
quarter diameters; Diastyle, of three diameters; Aræostyle, of four or
more, and so great that a wooden architrave has to be used instead of
stone; Aræosystyle, when the intercolumniations are alternately systyle
and aræostyle.
In`ter*com"bat (?), n. Combat. [Obs.] Daniel.
In`ter*com"ing (?), n. The act of coming between; intervention;
interference. [Obs.]
In`ter*com"mon (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercommoned (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Intercommoning.] [OF. entrecommuner. See Inter-, and Common, and cf.
Intercommune.]
1. To share with others; to participate; especially, to eat at the same
table. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. (O. Eng. Law) To graze cattle promiscuously in the commons of each
other, as the inhabitants of adjoining townships, manors, etc.
In`ter*com"mon*age (?), n. (O. Eng. Law) The right or privilege of
intercommoning.
In`ter*com*mune" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intercommuned (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Intercommuning.] [Cf. Intercommon, Intercommunicate, Commune.]