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n. pl. (Zool.) The interscapular feathers of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Inter-, and Ascend. ] (Math.) Having exponents which are radical quantities; -- said of certain powers; as, x√2, or x√a. [ 1913 Webster ]

Interscendent series, a series whose terms are interscendent quantities. Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interscinded; p. pr. & vb. n. Interscinding. ] [ L. interscindere; inter between + scindere to cut. ] To cut off. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interscribed p. pr. & vb. n. Interscribing. ] [ L. interscribere; inter between + scribere to write. ] To write between. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. intersecans, p. pr. of intersecare. See Intersect. ] Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intersected; p. pr. & vb. n. Intersecting. ] [ L. intersectus, p. p. of intersecare to intersect; inter + secare to cut. See Section. ] To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the center. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lands intersected by a narrow frith
Abhor each other. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having at least one spatial point in common.
Syn. -- crossed, decussate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. intersectio: cf. F. intersection. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act, state, or place of intersecting. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geom.) The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or formed by, intersections. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. interseminatus, p. p. of interseminare. See Inter-, and Seminate. ] To sow between or among. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Between septa; as, the interseptal spaces or zones, between the transparent, or septal, zones in striated muscle; the interseptal chambers of a shell, or of a seed vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interserting. ] [ L. intersertus, p. p. of interserere to intersert; inter between + serere to join, weave. ] To put in between other things; to insert. [ Obs. ] Brerewood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of interserting, or that which is interserted. [ Obs. ] Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Between sesamoid bones; as, intersesamoid ligaments. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To set between or among. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To shock mutually. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Between or among constellations or stars; interstellar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the mutual intercourse or relations of persons in society; social. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. inter- + L. somnus sleep. ] Between the times of sleeping; in an interval of wakefulness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. interspatium. See Inter-, and Space. ] Intervening space. Bp. Hacket. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A speech interposed between others. [ R. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interspersed p. pr. & vb. n. Interspersing. ] [ L. interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See Sparse. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book. [ 1913 Webster ]

There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades,
Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock. Cook. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of interspersing, or the state of being interspersed.

{ } a. (Anat.) Between spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. interspiratio. See Inter-, and Spirit. ] Spiritual inspiration at separate times, or at intervals. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the mutual relations of States; existing between, or including, different States; as, interstate commerce. Story.

n. An interstate highway, part of the United States Interstate Highway system. [ PJC ]

n. Commerce that involves transportation of articles of commerce across state lines. [ U.S. ] [ PJC ]

n. The governmental commision charged with making and enforcing regulations concerning interstate commerce. [ U. S. ] [ PJC ]

a. Between or among the stars; as, interstellar space. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Interstellar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Interstices [ L. interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See Stand. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin. Addis & Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Provided with interstices; having interstices between; situated at intervals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. interstinctus, p. p. of interstinguere to separate; inter + stinguere to extinguish. ] Distinguishing. [ Obs. ] Wallis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within the tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues of animals or plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An intervening period of time; interval. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geol.) Stratification among or between other layers or strata; also, that which is interstratified. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Geol.) Stratified among or between other bodies; as, interstratified rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Geol.) To put or insert between other strata. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. not sharing a common point; -- of lines, planes, or surfaces. [ Narrower terms: parallel (vs. nonparallel) ]
Syn. -- nonconvergent. [ WordNet 1.5 ]