Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - intermediate

adj., n., & v. --adj. coming between two things in time, place, order, character, etc. --n. 1 an intermediate thing. 2 a chemical compound formed by one reaction and then used in another, esp. during synthesis. --v.intr. (foll. by between) act as intermediary; mediate. Phrases and idioms intermediate frequency the frequency to which a radio signal is converted during heterodyne reception. Derivatives intermediacy n. intermediately adv. intermediateness n. intermediation n. intermediator n. Etymology: med.L intermediatus (as INTER-, medius middle)