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noun
The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
The situation of two or more bodies overlapping in three-dimensional space, with part of the bodies lying within each other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: permeation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: penetration
noun
the action of penetrating between or among
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: penetration, incursion
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English penetration English interpenetration From inter- + penetration.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
