Interim n any of three provisional arrangements made during the Reformation by the German emperor and Diet to regulate religious differences between Roman Catholics and Protestants
ad interim
adj
adv for the meantime; for the present
ad interim measures (Abbrev.)
ad int
(Latin)
interim
adj
1 prenominal temporary, provisional, or intervening
interim measures to deal with the emergency
n
2 usually preceded by: the the intervening time; the meantime (esp. in the phrase in the interim)
adv
3 Rare meantime
(C16: from Latin: meanwhile)
Interim Standard Atmosphere
n an agreed theoretical description of the atmosphere for altitudes between 50 and 80 km, pending refinement by further measurements
See →
International Standard Atmosphere