3. (Anat.) The bone or cartilage between the radiale and ulnare in the
carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare in the tarsus. It
corresponds to the lunar in the carpus, and to a part of the astragalus
in the tarsus of man and most mammals.
In`ter*mell" (?), v. i. & t. [See Intermeddle.] To intermeddle; to
intermix. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.
In`ter*mem"bral (?), a. (Anat.) Between members or limbs; as,
intermembral homology, the correspondence of the limbs with each other.
In`ter*mem"bra*nous (?), a. (Anat.) Within or beneath a membrane; as,
intermembranous ossification.
In*ter"ment (?), n. [OE. enterment, F. enterrement. See Inter, v. t.]
The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial;
sepulture; inhumation. T. Warton.
In`ter*men"tion (?), v. t. To mention among other things, or casually
or incidentally. [Obs.]
In`ter*mes`en*ter"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Within the mesentery; as, the
intermesenteric, or aortic, plexus.
In`ter*me`ta*car"pal (?), a. (Anat.) Between the metacarpal bones.
In`ter*me`ta*tar"sal (?), a. (Anat.) Between the metatarsal bones.
||In`ter*mez"zo (?), n. [It. See Intermede.] (Mus.) An interlude; an
||intermede. See Intermede.
||
In`ter*mi"cate (?), v. i. [L. intermicare; inter- between + micare to
glitter.] To flash or shine between or among. [R.] Blount.
In`ter*mi*ca"tion (?), n. A shining between or among. [R.] Smart.
In`ter*mi*gra"tion (?), n. Reciprocal migration; interchange of
dwelling place by migration. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
In*ter"mi*na*ble (?), a. [L. interminabilis: cf. F. interminable. See
Terminate.] Without termination; admitting no limit; boundless;
endless; wearisomely protracted; as, interminable space or duration;
interminable sufferings.
That wild interminable waste of waves.
Grainger.
Syn. -- Boundless; endless; limitless; illimitable; immeasurable;
infinite; unbounded; unlimited.
In*ter"mi*na*ble*ness, n. The state of being endless.
In*ter"mi*na*bly, adv. Without end or limit.
In*ter"mi*nate, a. [L. interminatus; in- not + terminatus, p. p. of
terminate.] Endless; as, interminate sleep. Chapman.
In*ter"mi*nate (?), v. t. [L. interminatus, p. p. of interminari; inter
between + minari to threaten.] To menace; to threaten. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
In*ter"mi*na`ted (?), a. Interminable; interminate; endless; unending.
[Obs.] Akenside.
In*ter`mi*na"tion (?), n. [L. interminatio.] A menace or threat. [Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.
In`ter*mine" (?), v. t. To intersect or penetrate with mines. [Obs.]
Drayton.
In`ter*min"gle (?), v. t. To mingle or mix together; to intermix.
Hooker.
In`ter*min"gle, v. i. To be mixed or incorporated.
Party and faction will intermingle.
Swift.
In"ter*mise (?), n. [Cf. F. entremise. See Intermission.] Interference;
interposition. [Obs.] Bacon.
In`ter*mis"sion (?), n. [L. intermissio: cf. F. intermission. See
Intermit.]
1. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected
or disused; disuse; discontinuance. B. Jonson.
2. Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a
temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an intermission of
ten minutes.
Rest or intermission none I find.
Milton.
3. (Med.) The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space
of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire
cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of fever.