different between icbm vs intercontinental

English

Etymology

inter- +? continental

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??n.t?.k?n.t??n?n.t?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n.t?.k?n.t?.?n?n.t?l/
• Hyphenation: in?ter?con?tin?ent?al

Adjective

intercontinental (not comparable)

1. Taking place between two or more continents.
2. Having the ability to travel between continents.

Derived terms

• intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

inter- +? continental

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /in.t??.kon.ti.n?n?tal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /in.t?r.kun.ti.n?n?tal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /in.te?.kon.ti.nen?tal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

intercontinental (masculine and feminine plural intercontinentals)

1. intercontinental

French

Etymology

From inter- +? continental

Adjective

intercontinental (feminine singular intercontinentale, masculine plural intercontinentaux, feminine plural intercontinentales)

1. intercontinental

Further reading

• “intercontinental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French intercontinental

Adjective

intercontinental m or n (feminine singular intercontinental?, masculine plural intercontinentali, feminine and neuter plural intercontinentale)

1. intercontinental

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

intercontinental (plural intercontinentales)

1. intercontinental

Related terms

• continental
• continente