HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of intercurrence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A passing or running between; occurrence.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français intercurrence

Examples

“[…] I have observed in grinding of glasses […] sometimes the convex surface of one body being ground upon the concave surface of another, the two surfaces will happen to be so closely and exactly fitted to one another, (their immediate contact in all their parts, or at least in innumerable of them, hindering the intercurrence of the air) that a man is not able without breaking one or both of them to pull them directly asunder […]”
“It is an interesting fact that certain diseases are sometimes benefited if not cured, by the intercurrence of erysipelas.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See all C1 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See intercurrence used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free