<B>international, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>between or among nations. <BR> <I>Ex. A treaty is an international agreement.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with the relations between nations. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person belonging to two different nations, such as one who is native of one country and resident in another. <DD><B> 2. </B>(British.) <DD><B> a. </B>an international tournament. <DD><B> b. </B>a person who takes part or has taken part in such a tournament. adv. <B>internationally.</B> </DL>
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<B>International, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of several international socialistic organizations. </DL>
<B>international code,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> continental code, a modified form of the Morse code. </DL>
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<B>International Date Line,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an imaginary line agreed upon as the place where each new calendar day begins. It runs north and south through the Pacific, mostly along the 180th meridian. When it is Sunday east of the International Date Line it is Monday west of it. </DL>
<B>internationalism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the principle of international cooperation for the good of all nations. </DL>
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<B>internationalist, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person who favors internationalism. <DD><B> 2. </B>an expert in international affairs or international law. <DD><I>adj. </I> favoring internationalism. </DL>
<B>internationality, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> international quality, condition, or character. </DL>
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<B>internationalize, </B>verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make international. <BR> <I>Ex. to internationalize units of weights and measures.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to bring (territory) under the control of several nations or of an international body. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become international. <BR> <I>Ex. They [the merchants] broke down the old local self-sufficiencies of the earlier middle ages; they internationalized (Listener).</I> noun <B>internationalization.</B> </DL>
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<B>international law,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the system of rules regarding peace, war, and neutrality which many nations consider binding in their relations with each other. </DL>
<B>international nautical mile,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of linear measure recommended for sea and air navigation and adopted by several countries, equal to 1,852 meters or 6,076.11549 feet. </DL>
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<B>International Phonetic Alphabet,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an alphabet developed by the International Phonetic Association, with which the pronunciation of any language can be represented. (Abbr:) IPA (no periods). </DL>
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<B>international pitch,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) a fixed standard of concert pitch that places A above middle C at 440 vibrations a second; Stuttgart pitch. </DL>
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<B>international relations,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the official contacts between countries that have independent, national governments, carried on by the exchange of ambassadors or ministers. </DL>
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<B>International Style,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a style of architecture that began in Europe between 1920 and 1930 as a revolt against traditional forms. It is characterized by an emphasis on functional design, large window and porch area, and strong base construction. </DL>
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<B>international unit,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various units used internationally to measure the potency of biological substances such as vitamins, hormones, and enzymes. <BR> <I>Ex. If the label gives the strength in international units ... instead of milligrams, divide by 20 to convert into milligrams (Science News Letter).</I> <DL COMPACT><DD> (Abbr:) IU (no periods). </DL>
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<B>interne, </B>noun. <B>=intern</B> (2).</DL>
<A NAME="internecine">
<B>internecine, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>destructive to both sides. <BR> <I>Ex. an internecine struggle for control of a party. Any international war will be internecine.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>deadly; destructive. (SYN) murderous. </DL>
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<B>internee, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who is interned, such as a prisoner of war or enemy alien. </DL>
<B>Internet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a global computer network which links smaller networks, including government facilities, universities, corporations, and individuals. <BR> <I>Ex. People around the world use the Internet, the planet's biggest computer network, to talk about everything from Zoroastrianism to astrophysics (Economist).</I> </DL>
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<B>interneural, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between nerves. <BR> <I>Ex. interneural transmission of hearing.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="interneuron">
<B>interneuron, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a nerve cell that connects afferent and efferent, or sensory and motor, nerve cells; internuncial neuron. </DL>
<A NAME="interneuronal">
<B>interneuronal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with an interneuron or interneurons. <BR> <I>Ex. interneuronal communication.</I> </DL>
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<B>internist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a doctor who treats internal diseases, or those of the internal organs not curable by surgery. <DD><B> 2. </B>a physician, as distinguished from a surgeon. <BR> <I>Ex. A man's brain, if he had a stroke, was in the province of the general internist (Time).</I> </DL>
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<B>internment, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of interning. <DD><B> 2. </B>the condition of being interned; confinement within the limits of a country or place. </DL>
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<B>internment camp,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a camp in which enemy aliens, prisoners of war, or others considered dangerous to pursuing a war effort are confined during wartime. </DL>
<A NAME="internodal">
<B>internodal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with an internode. <DD><B> 2. </B>situated between nodes. <DD><B> 3. </B>constituting or including an internode. </DL>
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<B>internode, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Botany.) that part of a stem or branch between two of the nodes from which leaves arise. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Anatomy, Zoology.) any part between two nodes or joints, such as a bone, a part of the neural cord of an arthropod, or the stem of a bryozoan. </DL>
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<B>inter nos,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) between ourselves; confidentially. </DL>
<A NAME="internship">
<B>internship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>position or service as an intern. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=apprenticeship.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="internuncial">
<B>internuncial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Anatomy.) serving to connect nerve fibers or their paths of transmission. <BR> <I>Ex. internuncial neurons.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with an internuncio. adv. <B>internuncially.</B> </DL>
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<B>internunciature, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a nation, territory, or other region having an internuncio. <DD><B> 2. </B>the office or function of an internuncio. </DL>
<A NAME="internuncio">
<B>internuncio, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cios.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an ambassador of the Pope ranking next below a nuncio. <DD><B> 2. </B>a minister representing a government. </DL>
<A NAME="internuptial">
<B>internuptial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having to do with intermarriage. <DD><B> 2. </B>occurring between two marriages of the same person. </DL>
<A NAME="interoceanic">
<B>interoceanic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between oceans. <BR> <I>Ex. an interoceanic canal.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="interoceptive">
<B>interoceptive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or aroused by stimuli from inside or within the viscera of the body. <BR> <I>Ex. The interoceptive senses respond to changes in the organs and tissues.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="interoceptor">
<B>interoceptor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sense organ stimulated inside the body, as by some chemical change in the muscles, nerves, or blood. </DL>
<A NAME="interocular">
<B>interocular, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> placed or occurring between the eyes, as a stereo camera. <DD><I>noun </I> an interocular camera or adjustment device. </DL>
<A NAME="interoffice">
<B>interoffice, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between offices of an organization. <BR> <I>Ex. an interoffice phone, an interoffice memo.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="interoperable">
<B>interoperable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> capable of operating together or reciprocally. </DL>
<A NAME="interosculate">
<B>interosculate, </B>intransitive verb, <B>-lated,</B> <B>-lating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to interpenetrate or inosculate with each other. <DD><B> 2. </B>to have points of contact or resemblance. <DD><B> 3. </B>to form a connecting link between objects, species, or the like. </DL>
<A NAME="interosculation">
<B>interosculation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> interconnection by or as if by osculation. </DL>
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<B>interparty, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> occurring between political parties. <BR> <I>Ex. interparty strife, interparty dispute.</I> </DL>
