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单词 interdigitate
释义

interdigitate

[ in-ter-dij-i-teyt ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈdɪdʒ ɪˌteɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), in·ter·dig·i·tat·ed, in·ter·dig·i·tat·ing.

to interlock, as or like the fingers of both hands.

Origin of interdigitate

First recorded in 1840–50; inter- + digitate

OTHER WORDS FROM interdigitate

in·ter·dig·i·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby interdigitate

interdict, interdiction, interdict list, interdictory, interdigit, interdigitate, interdigitating cell, interdigitation, interdisciplinary, interest, interested
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Example sentences from the Web for interdigitate

  • The ranges of the two species do not overlap in the strict sense but interdigitate in a parapatric type of distribution.

    Geographic Variation in the Pocket Gopher, Thomys bottae, in Colorado|Phillip M. Youngman

British Dictionary definitions for interdigitate

interdigitate
/ (ˌɪntəˈdɪdʒɪˌteɪt) /

verb

(intr) to interlock like the fingers of clasped hands

Word Origin for interdigitate

C19: from inter- + Latin digitus (see digit) + -ate 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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