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interlocking vs impinging

impinging vs interlocking

interlocking and impinging both are nouns.

interlocking is an adjective but impinging is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interlocking Yes Yes No No
impinging Yes No No No
As nouns, impinging is a hypernym of interlocking; that is, impinging is a word with a broader meaning than interlocking:
  • interlocking: contact by fitting together
  • impinging: the physical coming together of two or more things
Other hypernyms of interlocking include contact, striking.
interlocking (noun) impinging (noun)
the act of interlocking or meshing the physical coming together of two or more things
contact by fitting together
interlocking (adjective) impinging (adjective)
linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
Difference between interlocking and impinging

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