noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other wordnet
3. 3
   The situation of two or more bodies overlapping in three-dimensional space, with part of the bodies lying within each other. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the action of penetrating between or among wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

From inter- + penetration.

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