interlocking vs striking

interlocking and striking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
interlocking	Yes	Yes	No	No
striking	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, striking is a hypernym of interlocking; that is, striking is a word with a broader meaning than interlocking:

Other hypernyms of interlocking include contact, impinging.

interlocking (noun)	striking (noun)
the act of interlocking or meshing	the act of contacting one thing with another
contact by fitting together	the physical coming together of two or more things

interlocking (adjective)	striking (adjective)
linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing	having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
	sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect