interjacent

[ in-ter-jey-suhnt ]

adjective

between or among others; intervening; intermediate.

Origin of interjacent

1585–95; <Latin interjacent- (stem of interjacēns) present participle of interjacēre to lie between. See inter-, adjacent

Other words from interjacent

in·ter·ja·cence, noun

Words Nearby interjacent

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How to use interjacent in a sentence

Their cavalry and chariots of war filled the interjacent field with great tumult and boundings to and fro.
The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus | Tacitus
Because their colours are always tinted by the deepening hues of the interjacent atmosphere.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, Issue 564, September 1, 1832 | Various
Lying at a distance of six miles from Mount Tabor, it commanded the interjacent plain and the sea-coast to Acre.
Secret Societies of the Middle Ages | Thomas Keightley
Its appearance was such as interjacent Air would have caused, and it exhibited the same Colours.
Opticks | Isaac Newton

British Dictionary definitions for interjacent

interjacent

/ (ˌɪntəˈdʒeɪsənt) /

adjective

located in between; intervening

Origin of interjacent

C16: from Latin interjacēnt-, from interjacēre, from inter- + jacēre to lie

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