# interpenetration

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From inter- + penetration.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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