Word: intermural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin intermūrālis. By surface analysis, inter- + mural. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntɚˈmjuːɹəl/ 1. Between walls; enclosed by walls. Labels: not-comparable Example: Turn from this picture to a vault or intermural yard, to the black mould, the coarse , rank, poisonous grass and nettles, the decayed monuments, and the dark shadows of the dismal walls, where the sunshine never sleeps, but where death and gloom ever dwell together. Example: This intermural graveyard was attached to the Church of St. Mary-le-Strand, and has been closed for many years. 2. Occurring within the walls or boundaries of an organ or other biological structure. Labels: not-comparable Example: In Favosites and allied genera, the maximum size of the corallites is soon reached, and the expansion of the coral is mainly derived from intermural growth. Example: In some cases, when I have removed the uterine appendages for intermural fibroid tumours, I have found colloid degeneration of the ovary, and in other cases of intermural fibroid there was no colloid degeneration. 3. Local to an exhibit or exhibition. Labels: not-comparable Example: Mr. W. E. Baker, the electrical egineer who designed, built, and operated the intermural road, replied "that the power stations should be so placed that the current of electricity would be transmitted five miles only, the loss being proportional to the distance – thus there would be two power houses, five miles from the ends of the route, transmitting currents two ways; that the intermural motor cars had four parallel axles to each, of which 150 h.p. was attached, or 600 h.p. in all – the cost of these motor cars each was $10,000 for the electrical application – and that the same power would be required for the proposed trains. Example: The plants in the wild flower garden near the Agriculture building are making good growth and should attract much attention throughout the season. Get off at station 10 on the intermural railroad for the Horticulture building. 4. In house; internal to an organization. Labels: not-comparable Example: During the past 5 or 6 years, on the other hand, intermural research has tended to produce more publishable information. Example: In addition, as you know, environmental tobacco smoke in studies both sponsored by the National Cancer Institute as well as intermural studies, have shown that this contributes to lung cancer, both primarily in women, but in both sexes. 5. Involving competition between institutions, especially sports competitions. Labels: not-comparable Example: All recreational agencies must decide whether their own controlled program of activities shall be conducted on an intermural or intramural basis. Example: Since sports are so ingrained in the fabric of the public schools, it may not be realistic to expect educators to allow some other organization to plan and administer all intermural competition. 6. Originating as street art but being curated and displayed in a gallery or museum. Labels: not-comparable Example: Balakian continues the theological metaphor in defining the artwork itself as "sacred," "a system of symbolization of which the correspondences are strictly intramural or self-referential to start and become intermural only when other artists accept the signal-making character of the work." Example: Intermural Art is thus an art venturing beyond these previous designations, venturing beyond and between the gaps in these practices. It is an art exploring the space between the street and the studio, between Graffiti and the gallery. It is an art exploring the vibrancy of the threshold, the space in between the walls.