a. Existing or carried on between colleges or universities; as, intercollegiate relations, rivalry, games, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Geol.) Situated between hills; -- applied especially to valleys lying between volcanic cones. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Between or among colonies; pertaining to the intercourse or mutual relations of colonies; as, intercolonial trade. -- In`ter*co*lo"ni*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Between columns or pillars; as, the intercolumnar fibers of Poupart's ligament; an intercolumnar statue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) The clear space between two columns, measured at the bottom of their shafts. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is customary to measure the intercolumniation in terms of the diameter of the shaft, taken also at the bottom. Different words, derived from the Greek, are in use to denote certain common proportions. They are: Pycnostyle, when the intercolumniation is of one and a half diameters; Systyle, of two diameters; Eustyle, of two and a quarter diameters; Diastyle, of three diameters; Aræostyle, of four or more, and so great that a wooden architrave has to be used instead of stone; Aræosystyle, when the intercolumniations are alternately systyle and aræostyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Combat. [ Obs. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of coming between; intervention; interference. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intercommoned p. pr. & vb. n. Intercommoning. ] [ OF. entrecommuner. See Inter-, and Common, and cf. Intercommune. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To share with others; to participate; especially, to eat at the same table. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (O. Eng. Law) To graze cattle promiscuously in the commons of each other, as the inhabitants of adjoining townships, manors, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (O. Eng. Law) The right or privilege of intercommoning. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Intercommuned p. pr. & vb. n. Intercommuning. ] [ Cf. Intercommon, Intercommunicate, Commune. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To intercommunicate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To have mutual communication or intercourse by conversation. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being mutually communicated. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To communicate mutually; to hold mutual communication. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To communicate mutually; to interchange. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Mutual communication. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Mutual communion; as, an intercommunion of deities. Faber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Intercommunication; community of possessions, religion, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

In consequence of that intercommunity of paganism . . . one nation adopted the gods of another. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Mutual comparison of corresponding parts.

{ } a. (Anat.) Between condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or notch of the femur. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To join together; to connect with one another. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become connected with one another. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. having internal connections between parts. [ Narrower terms: reticulate (vs. nonreticulate) ]
Syn. -- interrelated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. operating as a unit.
Syn. -- coordinated, unified. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a state of being connected reciprocally.
Syn. -- interconnection. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Connection between; mutual connection. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Between or among continents; subsisting or carried on between continents; as, intercontinental relations or commerce. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Passing between continents or capable of passing between continents; as, an intercontinental ballistic misile; an intercontinental airplane flight. [ PJC ]

a. Convertible the one into the other; as, coin and bank notes are interconvertible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat. & Physiol.) Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Formerly entercourse, OF. entrecours commerce, exchange, F. entrecours a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, L. intercursus a running between, fr. intercurrere to run between. See Inter-, and Course. ] 1. A commingling; intimate connection or dealings between persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities, in correspondence or trade; communication; commerce; especially, interchange of thought and feeling; association; communion. [ 1913 Webster ]

This sweet intercourse
Of looks and smiles. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Same as sexual intercourse. [ PJC ]

Sexual intercourse, sexual or carnal connection; coition; copulation, especially between humans.

Syn. -- Communication; connection; commerce; communion; fellowship; familiarity; acquaintance. [ 1913 Webster ]