inter-

prefix — 33 senses

inter-

prefix

UK /ɪntə(r)/ · CA, US /ɪntɚ/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin inter- (“between, amid”), a form of prepositional inter (“between”).

33 senses
  1. 1A position which is in between two (or more) of the kind…
  2. 2A spatial position which is in between two (or more) of…
  3. 3A social position which is in between two (or more) of…
  4. 4A temporal position which is in between two (or more) of…
  5. 5A temporal position which is in between two successive…
  6. 6A spatial position which is in between two adjacent…
  7. 7A spatial position between the root landmark and an…
  8. 8Mutually: the root verb or property has a symmetric and…
  9. 9Combining together: the root verb is done together…
  10. 10Hybrid: combining two or more of the root together to…
  11. 11Internally: the root verb is done in between or among…
  12. 12Interspatially: the root verb is done between or among…
  13. 13Intersocially: the root verb is done between or among…
  14. 14Intermittently: the root verb is done between or among…
  15. 15Transferable: the root entity is or can be transferred…
  16. 16Alternating: a sequence of alternating kinds of the root.
  17. 17Link: to connect multiple kinds of the root.
  18. 18Abutment: to connect multiple spatial regions of the…
  19. 19Cooperating: to connect multiple social entities of the…
  20. 20Overlapping: the overlap of multiple kinds of the root.
  21. 21Involving multiple of the root.
  22. 22Spanning across multiple time periods indicated by the root.
  23. 23Universal or independent of the root social groups or…
  24. 24Communal: a kind of the root which is shared among people.
  25. 25Intermediate between multiple of the type indicated by the root.
  26. 26Midsection: an object which is positioned spatially…
  27. 27Connector: an object of the type of the root has a…
  28. 28An intermediator or middleman between multiple social…
  29. 29Inserting between multiple entities of the kind…
  30. 30Interlude: a time period or event which is intermediate…
  31. 31Interval: an event or time period which is intermediate…
  32. 32Internet: relating to the internet or computer networking.
  33. 33Intersex: relating to intersex people.
1

Morpheme A position which is in between two (or more) of the kind indicated by the root.

  • interblog
  • intercausal
1 more example
  • interexperiential
2

Morpheme A spatial position which is in between two (or more) of the kind of landmark indicated by the root.

  • interangular
  • interbarb
1 more example
  • interbronchial
3

Morpheme A social position which is in between two (or more) of the kind of social group indicated by the root.

  • interarmy
  • interobserver
1 more example
  • interparental
4

Morpheme A temporal position which is in between two (or more) of the kind of event indicated by the root.

  • interlitter
  • intermonth
1 more example
  • interoccurrence
5

Morpheme A temporal position which is in between two successive events of the kind indicated by the root.

  • interday
  • interdiastolic
1 more example
  • interpausal
6

Morpheme A spatial position which is in between two adjacent landmarks of the kind indicated by the root.

  • interlexical
  • intercarinal
1 more example
  • intercarbon
7

Morpheme A spatial position between the root landmark and an unspecified reference point.

  • interhippocampal
  • intermercurial
1 more example
  • interelectrolyte
8

Morpheme Mutually: the root verb or property has a symmetric and bidirectional relationship between the relevant parties.

  • interlegible
  • interattraction
1 more example
  • intercalibrate
9

Morpheme Combining together: the root verb is done together, generally uniting or merging multiple objects.

  • interfuse
  • interknit
1 more example
  • interreact
10

Morpheme Hybrid: combining two or more of the root together to produce a hybrid.

  • interculture
  • interhalogen
1 more example
  • interprime
11

Morpheme Internally: the root verb is done in between or among relevant entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.

  • intershine
  • interdistinguish
1 more example
  • interreflection
12

Morpheme Interspatially: the root verb is done between or among spatial entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.

  • interfriction
  • interflow
2 more examples
  • intermesh
  • interlay
13

Morpheme Intersocially: the root verb is done between or among social entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.

  • interact
  • intermarry
14

Morpheme Intermittently: the root verb is done between or among temporal entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.

  • intermention
  • interpoint
1 more example
  • interadditive
15

Morpheme Transferable: the root entity is or can be transferred between multiple locales.

  • interavailable
  • intermural
16

Morpheme Alternating: a sequence of alternating kinds of the root.

  • interlaminate
  • interplant
1 more example
  • interbed
17

Morpheme Link: to connect multiple kinds of the root.

  • intercellular
  • interneuron
1 more example
  • internetwork
18

Morpheme Abutment: to connect multiple spatial regions of the type indicated by the root.

  • interoceanic
  • intersesamoidian
1 more example
  • interregional
19

Morpheme Cooperating: to connect multiple social entities of the type indicated by the root.

  • interlaboratory
  • interservice
1 more example
  • interliner
20

Morpheme Overlapping: the overlap of multiple kinds of the root.

  • interartistic
  • intercausative
1 more example
  • intersectional
21

Morpheme Involving multiple of the root.

  • interdisciplinary
  • intermodal
1 more example
  • intergenetic
22

Morpheme Spanning across multiple time periods indicated by the root.

  • intergenerational
  • intersecular
23

Morpheme Universal or independent of the root social groups or time periods.

  • intermicronational
  • international
1 more example
  • intercurrent
24

Morpheme Communal: a kind of the root which is shared among people.

  • interlanguage
  • interexperience
1 more example
  • interownership
25

Morpheme Intermediate between multiple of the type indicated by the root.

  • intergenotype
  • interform
1 more example
  • intermedia
26

Morpheme Midsection: an object which is positioned spatially between multiple of the root.

  • interbasin
  • interfascicle
1 more example
  • intershell
27

Morpheme Connector: an object of the type of the root has a spatial position which is in between.

  • interjoist
  • interleaf
1 more example
  • interarea
28

Morpheme An intermediator or middleman between multiple social entities. The root indicates the kind of intermediator rather than the social entities.

  • intermediatrix
  • intermessenger
1 more example
  • intergroup
29

Morpheme Inserting between multiple entities of the kind indicated by the root.

  • internym
  • interdental
1 more example
  • interlinear
30

Morpheme Interlude: a time period or event which is intermediate between other time periods. The root indicates what the intermediate event is and not the surrounding periods.

  • interpause
  • interact
1 more example
  • intercadence
31

Morpheme Interval: an event or time period which is intermediate between time periods of the type indicated by the root. Here the surrounding time periods are indicated by the prefix and not the intervening event.

  • interlocution
  • interact
1 more example
  • intercycle
32

Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Technology Morpheme Internet: relating to the internet or computer networking.

  • internetted
  • interblag
33

Morpheme Intersex: relating to intersex people.

  • intersexual
  • interphobia
1 more example
  • intergender
Synonyms
mid-, dia-, intra-, co-, con-, com-, col-, cor-, syn-, syl-, sym-, cross-
Antonyms
extra-
Derived terms
1109 termsinteract, interaction, interactive, interarticular, intercede, interethnic, interface, interlace, intermediary, intermediate, intermit, international, Internet, interplanetary, interpolate, interpolitical, interpret, interproject, intersperse, interstate, interstellar, interwoven, interacetabular, interacinar, interaggregate, interallelic, interamplicon, interanimal, interanimate, interanion, interankle, interantennal, interapplication, interarch, interarea, interarm, interarray, interarterial, interarticle, interassay, interassemblage, interasteroid, interasteroidal, interastrocytic, interatom, interatomic, interaural, interautosomal, interaxis, interaxle, interaxonal, interbacterial, interbank, interbasinal, interbatch, interbehavioral, interbilayer, interbit, interbivalent, interblink, interblock, interblog, interbody, interbond, interborder, interborough, interbout, interbouton, interbranch, interbrand, interbreath, interbreather, interbud, interbulbar, interbundle, interburstlet, interbyte, intercaecal, intercameral, intercamp, intercapillary, intercapsomere, intercapsomeric, intercapsular, intercar, intercarrier, intercartel, intercaruncular, intercase, intercategorical, intercategory, intercausal, intercave, intercell, intercensal, intercensus, intercurricular, intercusp, intercuspal, intercuticular, intercysteine, intercystic, interdecile, interdemibranchial, interdendrimer, interdevice, interdiastemal, interdimensional, interdimer, interdimeric, interdipole, interdiscursive, interdisk, interdissepimental, interdistributary, interdistributional, interdistrict, interdisulfide, interdiverticular, interdivisional, interdoctor, interdocument, interdomain, interdot, interdoublet, interdrink, interduplex, interelectron, interelectronic, interelement, interembryo, interembryonic, interempire, interendosome, interendothelial, interenterprise, interepithelial, interepizootic, interester, interexciton, interexcitonic, interexon, interexperiential, interexperimental, interfacility, interfactor, interfactorial, interfiber, interfibral, interfibrillary, interfilamental, interfilamentar, interfilamentary, interfilamentous, interfilter, interfinger, interfirm, interfirst, interflavan, interflavonoid, interfleet, interfloral, interfluorophore, interforest, interfraction, interfragmental, interfragmentary, interframe, interframework, interfringe, interfuel, interfullerene, interfund, interfungal, interfurcular, intergametic, intergametophytic, intergene, intergeneric, intergenogroup, intergenomic, intergenotype, intergenotypic, intergenus, intergermarial, interglenoid, interglenoidal, interglycosidic, intergradational, intergradient, intergrain, intergrouping, interhall, interhaplogroup, interhaplome, interhelical, interhelix, interhemidesmosomal, interherd, interheterologue, interhexamer, interhombomeric, interhomolog, interhomologous, interhost, interimplant, interinsurance, interionic, interirrigation, interitem, interkagome, interkinetochore, interkingdom, interknuckle, interlabel, interladder, interlake, interlamellar, interlarval, interleaflet, interlevel, interlexeme, interlexemic, interligamentary, interligamentous, interligand, interlimb, interlineage, interlinguistic, interlist, interlocular, interlocus, interloop, interlophid, interlot, intermachine, intermacrofibrillar, intermale, intermanorial, intermargin, intermarginal, intermarker, intermatch, intermaze, intermean, intermedullary, intermember, intermembranal, intermembrane, intermental, intermeson, intermetameric, intermetastatic, intermethod, intermethodological, intermicellar, intermicroarray, intermicrobial, intermicrosaccade, intermine, interminiband, intermitochondrial, intermodality, intermode, intermodel, intermodular, intermodule, intermolecular, intermonomer, intermonomeric, intermorph, intermotif, intermouse, intermultiversal, intermyotomal, internervous, interneuromastic, interneuromeric, interneuromodulator, interneuron, interneuronal, internidal, internode, internormative, internuclear, internucleoid, internucleon, internucleonic, internucleoside, internucleosidic, internucleosomal, internucleotide, internucleotidic, internuncial, interobject, interobjective, interocclusion, interoctahedral, interoctave, interoligodendrocytic, interommatidial, interomniversal, interoperon, interoptode, interorbital, interordinal, interorgan, interorganellar, interorganic, interorigin, interpacket, interpage, interpair, interparagraph, interparalog, interparcel, interparoxysmal, interparticle, interparticulate, interpatch, interpathovar, interpentamer, interpentameric, interpeptide, interpercentile, interpetiolary, interphagocyte, interphalangeal, interphotoreceptor, interphrase, interphylum, interpiece, interpigment, interpillar, interplacental, interplacentomal, interplacentome, interplacodal, interplanar, interplane, interplant, interplasmid, interplasmidic, interplatelet, interplatform, interploidal, interploidy, interplume, interpolar, interpolity, interpolygon, interpolygonal, interpostzygapophyseal, interpredator, interpremaxillary, interpremolar, interpresentation, interprezygapophyseal, interprismatic, interprocess, interprocessor, interprogram, interprosthetic, interprotein, interprotocol, interprotomer, interproton, interpsychic, interpurchase, interquadrant, interquantile, interquark, interquartile, interqubit, interquery, interracial, interrailway, interramal, interreceptor, interreinforcement, interrelational, interrelationship, interreplichore, interreplicon, interresidual, interresidue, interribosomal, interrun, intersample, intersatellite, interscalar, interscale, interscience, interscientific, interscutal, interseaboard, intersecond, intersensor, intersensorial, intersensory, intersentential, interserotypic, interserovar, interserver, interservice, interset, intershell, interacromial, interactinal, interalar, interalveolar, interambulacrum, interamnian, interangular, interantennary, interapophyseal, interarytenoid, interastral, interatrial, interauricular, interaxial, interaxillary, interband, interbarb, interbasin, interbeam, interbedded, interbinary, interblade, interblot, interbrachial, interbranchial, interbronchial, interbronchiolar, intercanal, intercanine, intercanopy, intercanthal, intercardinal, intercarotid, intercarpal, intercarpellary, intercartilaginous, intercaruncle, intercaudate, intercaval, intercavernous, intercavitary, intercuneiform, intercuspidal, interdendritic, interdental, interdenticle, interdenticular, interdentil, interdigital, interdigitally, interdiscal, interdome, interdorsal, interdrainage, interdroplet, interdunal, interdune, interedge, interelectrode, interepimeral, interepiphyseal, interfascial, interfascicular, interfemoral, interfenestral, interfenestration, interfibrous, interfilament, interfixation, interfluminal, interfluvial, interfocal, interfoliaceous, interfoliar, interfollicular, interforaminal, interfoveal, interfoveolar, interfrontal, intergalactic, interganglion, interganglionic, intergemmal, intergenal, intergeniculate, intergenital, interglandular, interglial, interglobular, interglomerular, intergluteal, interglyph, intergonial, intergranular, intergranulomatous, intergraven, intergular, intergyral, interhaemal, interhemicerebral, interhemispheric, interhemispherical, interhepatocellular, interhumeral, interhyphal, interiliac, interincisal, interincisive, interischiadic, interislet, interjoint, interjoist, interjunctional, interkeratinocyte, interlabial, interlacustrine, interlaminar, interlandmark, interlapse, interlatitudinal, interlattice, interlayer, interlesion, interlesional, interleukocyte, interline, interlobal, interlobar, interlobate, interlobe, interlobular, interlocal, interlocation, interlocution, interluminal, intermalleolar, intermamillary, intermammary, intermammillary, intermandibular, intermanual, intermarine, intermaxillary, intermembral, intermembranous, intermeningeal, intermesenteric, intermetacarpal, intermetatarsal, intermicrotubule, intermicrovillar, intermodillion, intermolar, intermonolayer, intermontane, intermorainic, intermound, intermountain, intermural, intermured, intermuscular, intermycelial, intermyocellular, intermyofibrillar, internarial, internasal, internatal, internervular, interneural, interneurofilament, internodal, internodular, internostril, interoccipital, interocclusal, interocean, interocular, interolivary, interophthalmic, interorbit, interosseous, interossicular, interosteonic, interpalatine, interpalpebral, interpancreatic, interpapillary, interparabronchial, interparenchymatous, interparenthetical, interparietal, interpeak, interpectoral, interpedal, interpeduncular, interpetiolar, interpilaster, interpixel, interplace, interplate, interpleural, interplexiform, interplical, interporal, interpore, interporiferous, interpositioned, interpterion, interpterygoid, interpubic, interpulmonary, interpunctal, interpupillary, interpyramidal, interradial, interradicular, interreef, interrenal, interridge, interrill, interroad, interrod, interroom, interrow, intersaccular, interscalene, interscapular, interscapulothoracic, intersegment, intersegmental, intersegmentary, intersepalar, interseptal, intersesamoid, intersheet, intershoot, interacademic, interacademy, interagency, interallied, interalloglot, Interamerican, interannotator, interarmy, interassembly, interassessor, interaulic, interbelligerent, interblack, interbloc, interbrigade, interbuilding, intercampus, intercanalicular, intercaste, interdealer, interdenominational, interdepartmental, interdialectal, interdialectally, inter-diocesan, interdomestic, interdomiciliary, interdominion, interdonor, interdorm, interdormitory, intereditor, Intereuropean, interexaminer, interexperimenter, interfaction, interfactional, interfactory, interfaculty, interfamilial, interfamily, interfemale, interforce, interform, interformational, interfrat, interfraternal, interfraternity, interfunctional, intergang, intergender, intergrader, interhabitat, interhospital, interhouse, interhousehold, interhuman, interideological, interimperial, interimperialist, interindustrial, interindustry, interinstitutional, interinsular, interinsurer, interisland, interjudge, interjurisdictional, interleague, interlegislative, interlibrary, intermagazine, intermarital, intermeasurer, intermilitary, interministerial, interministry, inter-mosque, intermosque, intermundane, intermunicipal, inter-Muslim, internation, internaval, internavy, interneighbor, interobserver, interoffice, interoperator, interorganization, interorganizational, inter-Palestine, interparent, interparental, interparish, interparliament, interparliamentary, interparochial, interparticipant, interpartner, interparty, interpathologist, interpatient, interpersonal, interphysician, interplayer, interpopulation, interpopulational, interprofessional, interprogeny, interprovince, interprovincial, interpupil, interrater, interreader, interrealm, interregimental, interrepublic, interrepublican, interresearcher, interrespondent, interschool, interscorer, intersecondary, intersectarian, intersectional, intersector, intersectoral, intersexual, inter-Shiite, intershop, interannual, interappointment, interbeat, interbellic, interbirth, interbrood, interburst, intercycle, intercyclical, interdaily, interdelivery, interdepositional, interdialytic, interdispute, interdream, interedition, interentry, interepidemic, interequinoctial, intereruptive, intergeneration, intergestural, intergesture, interglacial, interglaciation, intergroup, interictal, interimplantation, interindividual, interintromission, interkeypress, interkinesis, interleg, interlick, interlitter, interlunar, interlunation, intermeal, intermenstrual, intermessage, intermicturition, intermitotic, intermolt, intermomentary, intermonsoon, intermonsoonal, intermonth, intermonthly, intermorbid, interneoglacial, internight, internuptial, interoccurrence, interoutbreak, interpandemic, interpause, interperceptual, interphase, interpleniglacial, interplinian, interpluvial, interprandial, interpregnancy, interprocedural, interprocedurally, interpulse, interquarter, interrecurrent, interreplicate, interresponse, interscan, interscene, interscenic, interseason, interseismic, intersequence, intersession, intersessional, intersessionary, intershock, interabsorption, interaccusation, interadaptation, interaffect, interagreement, interassociate, interassociation, interattraction, interbring, intercalibrate, intercalibration, interdefinable, interdepend, interdependency, interdependent, interdestructive, interdevour, interdiffuse, interdiffusion, intereffect, interexchange, interfusion, intergraft, interilluminate, interinfluence, interinhibitive, interinhibitory, interinvolve, interjealousy, interjoin, interjunction, interknot, interknow, interknowledge, interlegible, intermigration, intermodulate, intermutation, interoperability, interoperable, interoperate, interoperation, interosculant, interpenetrant, interpenetrate, interpenetration, interpenetrative, interpermeate, interplay, interplead, interpledge, interproduce, interreaction, interreducible, interreference, interregulate, interregulation, interrelated, interrelation, interrepellent, interrepulsion, interresponsibility, interrhyme, intersale, interadmixed, interarticulate, interarticulation, interblend, intercatenation, intercurrent, interentangle, interfix, interflow, interfold, interfuse, intergrow, intergrown, intergrowth, interknit, interlink, interlinkage, interlock, intermat, intermeshing, intermingle, intermix, intermixture, intermodulation, internet, internetted, interosculate, interplait, interramification, interreact, interrelate, interadventual, interannular, interarrival, interavalanche, intercentennial, interday, interdecadal, interdiastolic, interdigestive, interdischarge, interdose, interdosing, interevent, interfault, interinjection, intermeasurement, intermutational, interoccasion, interoestrus, interonset, interpausal, interpedicular, interperistaltic, interpotential, interregal, interrepeat, intersaccade, intersaccadic, interseasonal, interseizure, interattrition, interdeltaic, interdistance, interfretted, interfriction, interlay, interleading, interlie, interlocate, intermesh, intermobility, interpale, interreticulation, interculture, interdialect, interdisciplinary, interdiscipline, intergendered, interhalogen, interlaminated, interlanguage, interlinguistics, intermedial, intermetallic, interosculation, interpolymer, interpolymeric, interprime, interbed, intercut, interdigitization, interfoliate, interlamellation, interlaminate, interleave, interlinear, interdispersed, interdistinguish, interfile, intergradation, interjangle, intermate, interprediction, interreflection, interscribe, intershine, interfaith, interfandom, intergenetic, intergovernmental, intermodal, interreligious, interscholastic, interdating, interdine, interdistribute, interlend, interloan, interlope, interloper, intermarriage, intermarry, intermetamorphosis, interadditive, interdeal, interdigitate, intergrade, interjaculate, intermention, interpoint, interpunction, interpunctuate, interbeing, intercellular, interdictionary, interlining, internetwork, interorganellular, interleaf, interlight, interliner, intermedium, interpunctuation, interfascicle, intergenic, interpole, interradius, interagent, intermediatrix, intermessenger, interplea, interbeacon, intercarbon, intercarinal, interdigit, interlexical, interproximal, interproximate, interquintile, intermedia, intersex, interblag, interelectrolyte, interhippocampal, intermercurial, interopercle, internym, interphobia, intersexed, intersexism, interlingual, intermicronational, intercommon, interexperience, interintelligible, interownership, intercadence, internegative, interpositive, intercuspation, interestuarine, interoceanic, interregional, intersesamoidian, interartistic, intercausative, interlaboratory, interavailable, intergenerational, intersecular
Related terms
intra-, super-, supra-, trans-

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