In`ter*me"di*a*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. intermédiaire.] Lying, coming, or
done, between; intermediate; as, an intermediary project.
Intermediary amputation (Surg.), an amputation for injury, performed
after inflammation has set in.
In`ter*me"di*a*ry, n.; pl. Intermediaries (&?;). One who, or that
which, is intermediate; an interagent; a go-between.
In`ter*me"di*ate (?), a. [Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. F. intermédiat.]
Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes;
coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an
intermediate space or time; intermediate colors.
Intermediate state (Theol.), the state or condition of the soul between
the death and the resurrection of the body. -- Intermediate terms
(Math.), the terms of a progression or series between the first and the
last (which are called the extremes); the means. -- Intermediate tie.
(Arch.) Same as Intertie.
In`ter*me"di*ate (?), v. i. To come between; to intervene; to
interpose. Milton.
In`ter*me"di*ate*ly (?), adv. In an intermediate manner; by way of
intervention.
In`ter*me`di*a"tion (?), n. The act of coming between; intervention;
interposition. Burke.
In`ter*me"di*a`tor (?), n. A mediator.
In`ter*me"di*ous (?), a. [L. intermedius.] Intermediate. [R.] Cudworth.
In`ter*me"di*um (?), n.; pl. Intermediums (#), L. Intermedia (#). [NL.,
neut. of L. intermedius intermediate.]