interpenetration

See also: interpénétration

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ penetration

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

interpenetration (countable and uncountable, plural interpenetrations)

  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.

Translations

See also
  • self-intersection
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