interjacent

[ in-ter-jey-suhnt ]

adjective

1. between or among others; intervening; intermediate.

interjacent

/ ˌɪntəˈdʒeɪsənt /

adjective

1. located in between; intervening

Other Words From

• inter·jacence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of interjacent¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of interjacent¹

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

Example Sentences

Their cavalry and chariots of war filled the interjacent field with great tumult and boundings to and fro.

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Because their colours are always tinted by the deepening hues of the interjacent atmosphere.

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Lying at a distance of six miles from Mount Tabor, it commanded the interjacent plain and the sea-coast to Acre.

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Its appearance was such as interjacent Air would have caused, and it exhibited the same Colours.

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