interdigitate

[ in-ter-dij-i-teyt ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈdɪdʒ ɪˌteɪt /

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, interdict list, interdiction, interdictory, interdigit, interdigitate, interdigitating cell, interdigitation, interdisciplinary, interest, interest group

British Dictionary definitions for interdigitation

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

Medical definitions for interdigitation

interdigitation
[ ĭn′tər-dĭj′ĭ-tā′shən ]

n.

The interlocking of toothed or tonguelike processes.
The processes thus interlocked.
Infoldings of adjacent cell or plasma membranes.
intercuspation