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Vinony

interpenetration

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: 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.

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