Word.ws English Dictionary

intertranslation

intertranslation noun: translation between multiple things.

Noun

intertranslation (countable and uncountable, plural intertranslations)

  1. Translation between multiple things.
    • If all our acceptable theories are on similar evidential footings (neither the theory nor the theory language is fixed by the relevant evidence) then the distinction between notationally indeterminate theories and underdetermined theories comes down to just the fact that intertranslation is...2008 September 6, Ian McDiarmid, “Underdetermination and Meaning Indeterminacy: What is the Difference?”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 3, →DOI

Forms of intertranslation

pluralintertranslations

Origin of intertranslation

From inter- + translation.

Questions about intertranslation

What does intertranslation mean?
Intertranslation means translation between multiple things.
What part of speech is intertranslation?
Intertranslation is a noun.
What is the plural of intertranslation?
The plural of intertranslation is intertranslations.

Words near intertranslation in the dictionary

  1. intertransformable
  2. intertransformation
  3. intertransfusion
  4. intertranslatability
  5. intertranslatable
  6. intertranslation
  7. intertranslations
  8. intertransmissible
  9. intertransmission
  10. intertranspicuous
  11. intertransverse

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: intertranslation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “intertranslation.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/intertranslation. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.