intercardinal point

[ in-ter-kahr-dn-l, in- ]
/ ˈɪn tərˈkɑr dn l, ˌɪn- /

noun

any of the four points of the compass midway between the cardinal points; northeast, southeast, southwest, or northwest.

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Origin of intercardinal point

First recorded in 1905–10; inter- + cardinal

Words nearby intercardinal point

intercalated disk, intercalated duct, intercalation, intercapillary glomerulosclerosis, intercapitular vein, intercardinal point, intercarotid body, intercarpal joint, intercarpal ligaments, intercavernous sinus, intercede
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