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An interlinking that resembles the fingers of two hands being locked together.
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Interdigitation — In ter*dig i*ta tion, n. (Anat.) The state of interdigitating; interdigital space. Owen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
interdigitation — [ɛ̃tɛʀdiʒitɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe (1969, Berkaloff et al., Biologie et physiol. cellulaire, p. 36); de inter , lat. digitus, et suff. ation. ❖ ♦ Didact. (biol.) Dispositif d accrochage entre des cellules vivantes, analogue à l assemblage par … Encyclopédie Universelle
interdigitation — šukinio darinio gaminimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. interdigitation vok. Doppelkammstrukturherstellung, f rus. изготовление встречно гребенчатой структуры, n pranc. interdigitation, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
interdigitation — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtāshən noun : the act of interlocking or the condition of being interlocked or interpenetrated produce, by interdigitation, alternate strips of warm and cold water Encyc. Britannica … Useful english dictionary
interdigitation — noun see interdigitate … New Collegiate Dictionary
interdigitation — 1. The mutual interlocking of toothed or tonguelike processes. 2. The processes thus interlocked. 3. Infoldings or plicae of adjacent cell or plasma membranes. 4. SYN: intercuspation (2). [inter + L. digitus, finger] * * * in·ter·dig·i·ta·tion… … Medical dictionary
interdigitation — The lateral interlocking of sedimentary series [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
interdigitation — n. act of intertwining or interlacing (like the fingers of two clasped hands) … English contemporary dictionary
interdigitation — in·ter·dig·i·ta·tion … English syllables
interdigitate — interdigitation, n. /in teuhr dij i tayt /, v.i., v.t., interdigitated, interdigitating. to interlock, as or like the fingers of both hands. [1840 50; INTER + DIGITATE] * * * … Universalium
