Definition of INTERPENETRATION

interpenetration

Meanings

Plural: interpenetrations

Noun

  • the action of penetrating between or among
  • mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other
  • The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration.
  • The situation of two or more bodies overlapping in three-dimensional space, with part of the bodies lying within each other.

Origin / Etymology

From inter- + penetration.

Synonyms

permeation

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