a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
lying between two extremes in time or space or degree; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate level"
outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion"
happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures"
purely outward or superficial; "external composure"; "an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.
from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help"
coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"
small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae