Between vs Intercostal - What's the difference?
between | intercostal |
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See the Usage notes below.)
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*:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between ; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
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, title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=1
, passage=She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.}}
Shared in confidence.
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In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
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Combined (by effort or ownership).
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One of (representing a choice).
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A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
(anatomy) Between the ribs of an animal or person.
(nautical) Between the ribs of a boat.
(anatomy) The intercostal muscles.
(anatomy) Something that is between the ribs of an animal.
(nautical) Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat.
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As nouns the difference between between and intercostal
is that between is a kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics while intercostal is (anatomy) the intercostal muscles.As a preposition between
is in the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree (see the usage notes below).As a adjective intercostal is
(anatomy) between the ribs of an animal or person.between
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Alternative forms
* betweene (archaic) * betwene (archaic) * (abbreviation)Preposition
(English prepositions)Geothermal Energy, volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.}}
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