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interpenetration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-pen-e-tra-tion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The situation of two or more bodies overlapping in three-dimensional space, with part of the bodies lying within each other.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English penetration English interpenetration From inter- + penetration.

Usage

Inflected Forms

interpenetrations (plural)

Phrases

self-intersection

Frequently Paired Words

self-intersection

Synonyms

permeation

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does interpenetration mean?
The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration.
Where does interpenetration come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English penetration English interpenetration From inter- + penetration.

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