In`ter*si*de"re*al (?), a. Between or among constellations or stars;
interstellar.
In`ter*so"cial (?), a. Pertaining to the mutual intercourse or
relations of persons in society; social.
In`ter*som"ni*ous (?), a. [Pref. inter- + L. somnus sleep.] Between the
times of sleeping; in an interval of wakefulness. [R.]
In"ter*space` (?), n. [L. interspatium. See Inter-, and Space.]
Intervening space. Bp. Hacket.
In"ter*speech` (?), n. A speech interposed between others. [R.] Blount.
In`ter*sperse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interspersed (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Interspersing.] [L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among
+ spargere to scatter. See Sparse.]
1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at
intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book.
There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise
that shun each other's shades.
Pope.
2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at intervals; to
place something at intervals in or among; as, to intersperse a book
with pictures.
Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock.
Cook.
In`ter*sper"sion (?), n. The act of interspersing, or the state of
being interspersed.
{ In`ter*spi"nal (?), In`ter*spi"nous (?), } a. (Anat.) Between spines;
esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column.
In`ter*spi*ra"tion (?), n. [L. interspiratio. See Inter-, and Spirit.]
Spiritual inspiration at separate times, or at intervals. [Obs.] Bp.
Hall.
In`ter*sta*pe"di*al (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to a part of the
columella of the ear, between the stapes and the mediostapedial. -- n.
The interstapedial part of the columella.
In"ter*state` (?), a. Pertaining to the mutual relations of States;
existing between, or including, different States; as, interstate
commerce. Story.
In`ter*stel"lar (?), a. Between or among the stars; as, interstellar
space. Bacon.
In`ter*stel"la*ry (?), a. Interstellar.
In`ter*ster"nal (?), a. (Zoöl.) Between the sternal; -- said of certain
membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.
In*ter"stice (?; 277), n.; pl. Interstices (#). [L. interstitium a
pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand:
cf. F. interstice. See Stand.]
1. That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a
space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a
body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the
interstices of a wall.
2. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the
intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the
various degrees of orders.
Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin.
Addis & Arnold.
In*ter"sticed (?), a. Provided with interstices; having interstices
between; situated at intervals.
In`ter*stinc"tive (?), a. [L. interstinctus, p. p. of interstinguere to
separate; inter + stinguere to extinguish.] Distinguishing. [Obs.]
Wallis.
In`ter*sti"tial (?), a. Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate;
within the tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues
of animals or plants.
In`ter*sti"tion (?), n. An intervening period of time; interval. [Obs.]
Gower.
In`ter*strat`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. (Geol.) Stratification among or
between other layers or strata; also, that which is interstratified.
In`ter*strat"i*fied (?), a. (Geol.) Stratified among or between other
bodies; as, interstratified rocks.
In`ter*strat"i*fy (?), v. t. (Geol.) To put or insert between other
strata.
In`ter*talk" (?), v. i. To converse. [Obs.] Carew.
In`ter*tan"gle (?), v. t. To entangle; to intertwine. "Moss and
intertangled vines." Longfellow.
In`ter*tar"sal (?), a. (Anat.) Between the tarsal bones; as, the
intertarsal articulations.
In`ter*tex" (?), v. t. [L. intertexere; inter between + texere to
weave.] To intertwine; to weave or bind together. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
In`ter*tex"ture (?; 135), n. The act of interweaving, or the state of
being interwoven; that which is interwoven. "Knit in nice
intertexture." Coleridge.
Skirted thick with intertexture firm Of thorny boughs.
Cowper.
In`ter*tho*rac"ic (?), a. In the thorax.
In"ter*tie` (?), n. (Arch.) In any framed work, a horizontal tie other
than sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one
another.
In`ter*tis"sued (?), a. Interwoven. [R.] Shak.
In`ter*traf"fic (?), n. Mutual trade of traffic.
In`ter*tran*spic"u*ous (?), a. Transpicuous within or between. [R.]
Shelley.
In`ter*trans*verse" (?), a. Between the transverse processes of the
vertebræ.
||In`ter*tri"go (?), n. [L., fr. inter between + terere, tritum, to
||rub.] (Med.) A rubbing or chafing of the skin; especially, an
||abrasion or excoriation of the skin between folds, as in fat or
||neglected children.
||
In`ter*tro`chan*ter"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Between the trochanters of the
femur.
In`ter*trop"ic*al (?), a. Situated between or within the tropics. J.
Morse.
In`ter*tu"bu*lar (?), a. Between tubes or tubules; as, intertubular
cells; intertubular substance.
In`ter*twine" (?), v. t. To unite by twining one with another; to
entangle; to interlace. Milton.
In`ter*twine", v. i. To be twined or twisted together; to become
mutually involved or enfolded.
In`ter*twine" (?), n. The act of intertwining, or the state of being
intertwined. Coleridge.
In`ter*twin"ing*ly (?), adv. By intertwining or being intertwined.
In`ter*twist" (?), v. t. To twist together one with another; to
intertwine.
In`ter*twist"ing*ly, adv. By intertwisting, or being intertwisted.
{ In`ter*un"gu*lar (?), In`ter*un"gu*late (?), } a. (Anat.) Between
ungulæ; as, interungular glands.
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In"ter*val (?), n. [L. intervallum; inter between + vallum a wall: cf.
F. intervalle. See Wall.]
1. A space between things; a void space intervening between any two
objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.
'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left, A dreadful
interval.
Milton.
2. Space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval
between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of
Charles II.
3. A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions
or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of
sanity or delirium.