What does interdigitate mean?
Interdigitate means (transitive) To fold or lock together, as when the fingers of one hand are laced between those of the other..
Interdigitate
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Meaning
(transitive) To fold or lock together, as when the fingers of one hand are laced between those of the other..
Definitions by Sense
- (transitive) To fold or lock together, as when the fingers of one hand are laced between those of the other.
- (intransitive) To become folded or locked together, like the fingers of a folded hand.
- (transitive, figuratively) To intermingle; to present alternately items from one group and then another.
Example Sentences
Figure 1.4 shows a modern thyristor encapsulated in a presspack housing and Figure 1.5 illustrates a typical interdigitated gate geometry in a high-power thyristor; the black areas indicate silicon ( Si0₂ ) and the white areas the Al metallisation.
Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
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Word Forms
- interdigitates
- interdigitating
- interdigitated
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Figure 1.4 shows a modern thyristor encapsulated in a presspack housing and Figure 1.5 illustrates a typical interdigitated gate geometry in a high-power thyristor; the black areas indicate silicon ( Si0₂ ) and the white areas the Al metallisation.
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