intermēˈdiary adjective

1. Acting as an intermediate
2. Intermediate

An intermediate agent

intermēˈdiately adverb

intermēdiāˈtion noun

The act of intermediating

intermēˈdiātor noun

intermēˈdiatory /-ə-tə-ri/ adjective

intermēˈdium noun (pl intermēˈdia)

1. An intervening agent or instrument
2. A small bone in the wrist and ankle

intermediate frequency noun (electronics)

The output carrier frequency of a frequency changer in a superheterodyne receiver, adjusted to coincide with the frequency band of the intermediate amplifier

intermediate host noun (zoology)

An animal that acts as a secondary host to a parasite but in which it does not become sexually mature

intermediate level waste noun

Nuclear waste which does not require continuous cooling, as high-level waste does, but does require shielding during storage and transport, unlike low-level waste

intermediate school noun (NZ)

A school for children aged between eleven and thirteen

intermediate technology noun

Technology which combines simple, basic materials with modern sophisticated tools and methods

intermediate vector boson noun (physics)

Any of three elementary particles (W⁺, W⁻ and Z⁰) that carry weak interactions between particles