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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: intercoastal - interdepartmental</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="intercoastal"> intercoastal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between seacoasts; from coast to coast. </DL> <A NAME="intercollegiate"> intercollegiate, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. between colleges or universities. Ex. intercollegiate football games. <DD>noun intercollegiates, sports events held between colleges, especially under the auspices of one of the associations regulating and supervising such contests. </DL> <A NAME="intercolonial"> intercolonial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between colonies. adv. intercolonially. </DL> <A NAME="intercolumnar"> intercolumnar, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between two columns. </DL> <A NAME="intercolumniation"> intercolumniation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Architecture.) <DD> 1. the space between two adjacent columns or pillars in a building. <DD> 2. the system of spacing between columns. </DL> <A NAME="intercom"> intercom, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any system or apparatus, usually using microphones and loudspeakers, with which members of an office staff or the crew of an airplane, tank, or ship can talk to each other; intercommunication system. </DL> <A NAME="intercommon"> intercommon, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (English Law.) <DD> 1. to share in the use of the same common. <DD> 2. to use two commons jointly. </DL> <A NAME="intercommonage"> intercommonage, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (English Law.) the privilege of sharing in the use of the same common. </DL> <A NAME="intercommunal"> intercommunal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> being between two or more communities or countries. Ex. India and Pakistan should restore normal relations and intercommunal harmony in their two countries (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="intercommunicate"> intercommunicate, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -cated, -cating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to communicate with each other. Ex. The ships of the convoy intercommunicated by radio. (Figurative.) ... a labyrinth of intercommunicating guilts and anguishes (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="intercommunication"> intercommunication, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of communicating with each other. </DL> <A NAME="intercommunicationsystem"> intercommunication system, =intercom.</DL> <A NAME="intercommunicative"> intercommunicative, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> characterized by, or adapted for, intercommunication. </DL> <A NAME="intercommunion"> intercommunion or inter-Communion, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a relationship or fellowship between churches of different denominations or communions; mutual communion. </DL> <A NAME="intercommunity"> intercommunity, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun the quality of being common to various parties; common ownership or use. <DD>adj. being between or serving two or more communities. Ex. an intercommunity social center. </DL> <A NAME="intercompany"> intercompany, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between two or more companies. Ex. These giant companies [were] setting prices and wages according to their own intercompany agreements (Atlantic). </DL> <A NAME="intercompare"> intercompare, transitive verb, -pared, -paring.<DL COMPACT><DD> to compare with each other. adj. intercomparable. </DL> <A NAME="intercomparison"> intercomparison, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of intercomparing. <DD> 2. the state of being intercompared. </DL> <A NAME="interconceptional"> interconceptional, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> occurring between successive conceptions or pregnancies. </DL> <A NAME="interconnect"> interconnect, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to connect with each other. <DD> 2. to connect (parts, as of machinery, electrical circuits, or computer modules) so that when any part functions the others also function. <DD> 3. to connect (several telephones) on the same line. noun interconnection. noun interconnector. </DL> <A NAME="interconnectedness"> interconnectedness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> mutual connection; interrelation. </DL> <A NAME="intercontinental"> intercontinental, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between continents; from one continent to another. Ex. an intercontinental railroad, intercontinental warfare. adv. intercontinentally. </DL> <A NAME="intercontinentalballisticmissile"> intercontinental ballistic missile,<DL COMPACT><DD> a ballistic missile with a range of over 5,000 miles. (Abbr:) ICBM </DL> <A NAME="interconversion"> interconversion, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> reciprocal conversion. </DL> <A NAME="interconvert"> interconvert, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to change from one to another; interchange. </DL> <A NAME="interconvertibility"> interconvertibility, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or state of being interconvertible. </DL> <A NAME="interconvertible"> interconvertible, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be changed from one to another; interchangeable. Ex. The concept that matter and energy are interconvertible strikes directly to the core of the universe (Atlantic). adv. interconvertibly. </DL> <A NAME="intercooler"> intercooler, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an apparatus for cooling air between intervals of compression. </DL> <A NAME="intercorporate"> intercorporate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between or involving different corporations. Ex. intercorporate funds. </DL> <A NAME="intercostal"> intercostal, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. between the ribs. Ex. an intercostal muscle, intercostal rheumatism. The spaces between the ribs, called intercostal spaces, contain arteries, veins, muscles, and nerves (Marshall R. Urist). <DD> 2. (Botany.) situated between the veins of a leaf. <DD>noun a muscle or part situated between the ribs. adv. intercostally. </DL> <A NAME="intercourse"> intercourse, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. dealings between people, businesses, schools, or governments, such as exchange of thoughts, services, or feelings; communication. Ex. Airplanes, good roads, and telephones make intercourse with different parts of the country far easier than it was 50 years ago. <DD> 2. =sexual intercourse. </DL> <A NAME="intercreedal"> intercreedal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between or involving different creeds; interdenominational. </DL> <A NAME="intercrop"> intercrop, verb, -cropped, -cropping, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t., v.i. to plant (two or more crops) together, one between the rows of another. <DD>noun 1. the raising of two or more crops on the same land in alternate rows. <DD> 2. a crop so grown. </DL> <A NAME="intercross"> intercross, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1a. to cross (each other). <DD> b. to lay or place across each other. <DD> 2. =interbreed. <DD>v.i. 1. to cross each other. <DD> 2. =interbreed. <DD>noun an instance of intercrossing. </DL> <A NAME="intercrystalline"> intercrystalline, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between crystals of a solid substance. Ex. intercrystalline corrosion. </DL> <A NAME="intercrystallize"> intercrystallize, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -lized, -lizing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to crystallize together (two or more substances). noun intercrystallization. </DL> <A NAME="intercultural"> intercultural, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between different groups or cultures. Ex. intercultural understanding. adv. interculturally. </DL> <A NAME="intercurrent"> intercurrent, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that runs or comes between; intervening. <DD> 2. (Medicine.) (of a disease) occurring during another disease, and modifying it. </DL> <A NAME="intercut"> intercut, verb, -cut, -cutting, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to interpose (a camera shot or scene) in a motion-picture sequence. Ex. The by now standard stuff of girls squealing as pop idols perform is ... intercut with documentary footage of the suffering and horror of war (Pauline Kael). <DD>v.i. to be intercut. Ex. [Her] collage technique calls for scenes to collide with one another, to intercut (Dan Sullivan). <DD>noun 1. the act or fact of intercutting. <DD> 2. an intercut scene or shot. </DL> <A NAME="interdate"> interdate, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -dated, -dating.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) to go out on dates with members of a different religion or denomination. Ex. Among the Catholic students 74 per cent interdated frequently and 66 per cent thought it likely they would marry non-Catholics (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="interdenominational"> interdenominational, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between or involving different religious denominations. Ex. Television's religious note is more often interdenominational and inspirational (Time). </DL> <A NAME="interdenominationalism"> interdenominationalism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> belief in or support of fellowship between different religious denominations. </DL> <A NAME="interdental"> interdental, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. situated or placed between teeth. <DD> 2. (Phonetics.) produced by placing the tip of the tongue between the upper and lower teeth. </DL> <A NAME="interdepartmental"> interdepartmental, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between departments. Ex. an interdepartmental committee. adv. interdepartmentally. </DL> <A NAME="interdepend"> interdepend, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to depend on each other; be interdependent. </DL> <A NAME="interdependence"> interdependence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> dependence on each other; mutual dependence. Ex. There is an intimate interdependence of intellect and morals (Emerson). </DL> <A NAME="interdependency"> interdependency, noun. =interdependence.</DL> <A NAME="interdependent"> interdependent, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> dependent upon each other; mutually dependent. adv. interdependently. </DL> <A HREF="interdic.dic">NEXT</A>