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Interrogatively In`ter·rog"a·tive·ly adverb In the form of, or by means of, a question; in an interrogative manner.

Interrogator In·ter"ro·ga`tor noun [ Latin : confer French interrogateur .] One who asks questions; a questioner.

Interrogatory In`ter·rog"a·to·ry noun ; plural Interrogatories . [ Confer French interrogatoire .] A formal question or inquiry; esp. (Law) , a question asked in writing. Macaulay.

Interrogatory In`ter·rog"a·to·ry adjective [ Latin interrogatorius .] Containing, expressing, or implying a question; as, an interrogatory sentence.

Interrupt In`ter·rupt" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Interrupted ; present participle & verbal noun Interrupting .] [ Latin interruptus , past participle of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See Rupture .]

1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks of anyone speaking.

Do not interrupt me in my course.

Shak.

2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.

Interrupt In`ter·rupt" p. adjective [ Latin interruptus , past participle ] Broken; interrupted. [ Obsolete] Milton.

Interrupted In`ter·rupt"ed adjective 1. Broken; intermitted; suddenly stopped.

2. (Botany) Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf.

Interruptedly In`ter·rupt"ed·ly adverb With breaks or interruptions; discontinuously.

Interruptedly pinnate (Botany) , pinnate with small leaflets intermixed with large ones. Gray.

Interrupter In`ter·rupt"er noun 1. One who, or that which, interrupts.

2. (Electricity) A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit; a vibrating spring or tuning fork, arranged to make and break a circuit at rapidly recurring intervals, by the action of the current itself.

Interruption In`ter·rup"tion noun [ Latin interruptio : confer French interruption .]

1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

2. The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition. Sir M. Hale.

Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the idea of one part.

Dryden.

3. Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption .

4. Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.

Interruptive In`ter·rupt"ive adjective Tending to interrupt; interrupting. " Interruptive forces." H. Bushnell. -- In`ter*rupt"ive*ly , adverb

Interscapular In`ter·scap"u·lar adjective 1. (Anat.) Between the scapulć or shoulder blades.

2. (Zoology) Pertaining to the upper back, or the part between the shoulders; as, the interscapular feathers.

Interscapulars In`ter·scap"u·lars noun plural (Zoology) The interscapular feathers of a bird.

Interscendent In`ter·scend"ent adjective [ See Inter- , and Ascend .] (Math.) Having exponents which are radical quantities; -- said of certain powers; as, x^√2 , or x^√a .

Interscendent series , a series whose terms are interscendent quantities. Hutton.

Interscind In`ter·scind" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Interscinded ; present participle & verbal noun Interscinding .] [ Latin interscindere ; inter between + scindere to cut.] To cut off. [ R.]

Interscribe In`ter·scribe" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Interscribed ; present participle & verbal noun Interscribing .] [ Latin interscribere ; inter between + scribere to write.] To write between. [ R.]

Intersecant In`ter·se"cant adjective [ Latin intersecans , present participle of intersecare . See Intersect .] Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting.

Intersect In`ter·sect" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Intersected ; present participle & verbal noun Intersecting .] [ Latin intersectus , past participle 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.

Lands intersected by a narrow frith
Abhor each other.

Cowper.

Intersect In`ter·sect" intransitive verb To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect .

Intersection In`ter·sec"tion noun [ Latin intersectio : confer French intersection .]

1. The act, state, or place of intersecting.

2. (Geom.) The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another.

Intersectional In`ter·sec"tion·al adjective Pertaining to, or formed by, intersections.

Interseminate In`ter·sem"i·nate transitive verb [ Latin interseminatus , past participle of interseminare . See Inter- , and Seminate .] To sow between or among. [ R.]

Interseptal In`ter·sep"tal adjective (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.

Intersert In`ter·sert" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Interserted ; present participle & verbal noun Interserting .] [ Latin intersertus , past participle of interserere to intersert; inter between + serere to join, weave.] To put in between other things; to insert. [ Obsolete] Brerewood.

Interserttion In`ter·sert"tion noun The act of interserting, or that which is interserted. [ Obsolete] Hammond.

Intersesamoid In`ter·ses"a·moid adjective (Anat.) Between sesamoid bones; as, intersesamoid ligaments.

Interset In`ter·set" transitive verb To set between or among. [ R.]

Intershock In`ter·shock transitive verb To shock mutually. [ R.]

Intersidereal In`ter·si·de"re·al adjective Between or among constellations or stars; interstellar.

Intersocial In`ter·so"cial adjective Pertaining to the mutual intercourse or relations of persons in society; social.

Intersomnious In`ter·som"ni·ous adjective [ Prefix inter- + Latin somnus sleep.] Between the times of sleeping; in an interval of wakefulness. [ R.]

Interspace In"ter·space` noun [ Latin interspatium . See Inter- , and Space .] Intervening space. Bp. Hacket.

Interspeech In"ter·speech` noun A speech interposed between others. [ R.] Blount.

Intersperse In`ter·sperse" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Interspersed ; present participle & verbal noun Interspersing .] [ Latin interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to scatter. See Sparse .]

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

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

Pope.

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.

Which space is interspersed with small islands and rock.

Cook.

Interspersion In`ter·sper"sion noun The act of interspersing, or the state of being interspersed.

Interspinal, Interspinous In`ter·spi"nal, In`ter·spi"nous adjective (Anat.) Between spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column.

Interspiration In`ter·spi·ra"tion noun [ Latin interspiratio . See Inter- , and Spirit .] Spiritual inspiration at separate times, or at intervals. [ Obsolete] Bp. Hall.

Interstapedial In`ter·sta·pe"di·al adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, between the stapes and the mediostapedial. -- noun The interstapedial part of the columella.

Interstate In"ter·state` adjective Pertaining to the mutual relations of States; existing between, or including, different States; as, interstate commerce. Story.

Interstellar In`ter·stel"lar adjective Between or among the stars; as, interstellar space. Bacon.

Interstellary In`ter·stel"la·ry adjective Interstellar.

Intersternal In`ter·ster"nal adjective (Zoology) Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.

Interstice In·ter"stice noun ; plural Interstices . [ Latin interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, from stare to stand: confer French interstice . See Stand .]

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.

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.

Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin.

Addis & Arnold.

Intersticed In·ter"sticed adjective Provided with interstices; having interstices between; situated at intervals.

Interstinctive In`ter·stinc"tive adjective [ Latin interstinctus , past participle of interstinguere to separate; inter + stinguere to extinguish.] Distinguishing. [ Obsolete] Wallis.

Interstitial In`ter·sti"tial adjective Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within the tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues of animals or plants.

Interstition In`ter·sti"tion noun An intervening period of time; interval. [ Obsolete] Gower.

Interstratification In`ter·strat`i·fi·ca"tion noun (Geol.) Stratification among or between other layers or strata; also, that which is interstratified.

Interstratified In`ter·strat"i·fied adjective (Geol.) Stratified among or between other bodies; as, interstratified rocks.

Interstratify In`ter·strat"i·fy transitive verb (Geol.) To put or insert between other strata.

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