In`ter*com*mu"ni*ca*ble (?), a. Capable of being mutually communicated.
In`ter*com*mu"ni*cate (?), v. i. To communicate mutually; to hold
mutual communication.
In`ter*com*mu"ni*cate, v. t. To communicate mutually; to interchange.
Holland.
In`ter*com*mu`ni*ca"tion (?), n. Mutual communication. Owen.
In`ter*com*mun"ion (?), n. Mutual communion; as, an intercommunion of
deities. Faber.
In`ter*com*mu"ni*ty (?), n. Intercommunication; community of
possessions, religion, etc.
In consequence of that intercommunity of paganism . . . one nation
adopted the gods of another.
Bp. Warburton.
In`ter*com*par"i*son (?), n. Mutual comparison of corresponding parts.
{ In`ter*con"dy*lar (?), In`ter*con"dy*loid (?), } a. (Anat.) Between
condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or notch of the femur.
In`ter*con*nect" (?), v. t. To join together.
In`ter*con*nec"tion (?), n. Connection between; mutual connection.
In`ter*con`ti*nen"tal (?), a. Between or among continents; subsisting
or carried on between continents; as, intercontinental relations or
commerce.
In`ter*con*vert"i*ble (?), a. Convertible the one into the other; as,
coin and bank notes are interconvertible.
In`ter*cos"tal (?), a. (Anat. & Physiol.) Between the ribs; pertaining
to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal
respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted
by the intercostal muscles.
In"ter*course (?), n. [Formerly entercourse, OF. entrecours commerce,
exchange, F. entrecours a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, L.
intercursus a running between, fr. intercurrere to run between. See
Inter-, and Course.] A commingling; intimate connection or dealings
between persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities, in
correspondence or trade; communication; commerce; especially,
interchange of thought and feeling; association; communion.
This sweet intercourse Of looks and smiles.
Milton.
Sexual intercourse, sexual or carnal connection; coition.
Syn. -- Communication; connection; commerce; communion; fellowship;
familiarity; acquaintance.
In`ter*cross" (?; 115), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Intercrossed (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Intercrossing.]