interdigitationn.
/ˌɪntədɪdʒɪˈteɪʃən/ Chiefly Anatomy.
The action or condition of interdigitating; concrete an interdigitating structure, or one of a number of interdigitating processes.
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the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [noun] > interlocking or interdigitation
pectination1646
interlocking1854
interdigitation1864
1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Owen).
1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. ii. 24 When bones are immovably joined by an interdigitation of their irregularly shaped margins..they are said to be joined by suture.
1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest Introd. 10 The boundary line..in these latitudes is a zig-zag of interdigitations.
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