English Words Starting With I

• interrogation mark

  nounMedium
  /ɪnˌtɛr.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən ˌmɑːk/A punctuation symbol (?) used to indicate a direct question.
• interrogation point

  nounLow (The term 'question mark' is overwhelmingly more common.)
  /ɪnˌtɛr.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən ˌpɔɪnt/the punctuation mark '?' used at the end of a sentence to indicate a direct question.
• interrogative

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌɪn.təˈrɒɡ.ə.tɪv/Relating to or used in asking a question.
• interrogator

  nounC1
  /ɪnˈtɛr.ə.ɡeɪ.tə(r)/A person who asks questions systematically and often aggressively, especially in an official capacity.
• interrogator-responsor

  nounVery Low
  /ɪnˈtɛr.ə.ɡeɪ.tə rɪˈspɒn.sə/A combined electronic device, primarily in military/aviation contexts, that both sends interrogation signals and receives/processes responses, often for identification purposes (e.g., IFF systems).
• interrogatories

  plural-nounLow
  /ɪnˌtɛr.əˈɡeɪ.tə.riz/Formal written questions posed in a legal proceeding, requiring sworn answers.
• interrogatory

  adjectivenounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˌɪn.təˈrɒɡ.ə.tər.i/A formal or official question, especially a set of written questions in a legal proceeding.
• interrupt

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt/To stop an action, process, or person's speech by saying or doing something.
• interrupted fern

  nounLow/Very Low (specialist botanical term)
  /ˌɪn.təˌrʌp.tɪd ˈfɜːn/A type of fern (Osmunda claytoniana) with a distinct interruption in the frond where fertile leaflets grow.
• interrupted screw

  nounC2
  /ˌɪn.təˈrʌp.tɪd ˈskruː/A mechanical component with a thread (spiral ridge) that has sections removed, allowing it to engage or disengage quickly with a matching part through partial rotation.
• interrupter

  nounC1
  /ˌɪn.təˈrʌp.tər/A person or thing that interrupts or causes an interruption.
• interruption

  nounB2
  /ˌɪn.təˈrʌp.ʃən/A temporary or permanent break in the continuity or progress of an action, process, speech, or thought.
• intersect

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌɪntəˈsɛkt/To cross or meet at a point; to have one or more points in common.
• intersecting arcade

  nounC2
  /ˌɪntəˈsɛktɪŋ ɑːˈkeɪd/A series of arches supported by piers or columns, where the arcades or their supporting elements cross one another, often forming an X shape.
• intersection

  nounC1
  /ˌɪn.təˈsek.ʃən/A point or line where two or more things (especially roads) cross or meet.
• intersectional feminism

  nounC1-C2
  /ˌɪn.tə.ˈsek.ʃən.əl ˈfem.ɪ.nɪ.zəm/An analytical framework for understanding how a person's overlapping identities—such as race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability—combine to create unique modes of discrimination and privilege.
• intersectionality

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌɪn.tə.sek.ʃənˈæl.ə.ti/The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
• intersession

  nounC2
  /ˌɪn.təˈseʃ.ən/A short period, typically a few weeks, between two longer academic terms or sessions.
• intersex

  adjectivenounLow-Medium
  /ˈɪntəsek s/An umbrella term for a person born with physical sex characteristics (such as chromosomes, gonads, or genitals) that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies.
• interspace

  nounverbverb-transitiveLow
  /ˈɪntəˌspeɪs/A space between two things; the area or gap that separates objects, intervals, or regions.

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