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interlock

[in-ter-lok, in-ter-lok, in-ter-lok] / ˌɪn tərˈlɒk, ˈɪn tərˌlɒk, ˈɪn tərˌlɒk /


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Maerl beds may closely resemble corals but they are in fact thousands of pieces of free-living calcified seaweed that can interlock to create a carpet brimming with life.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

By designing particles that interlock in a similar way to staples, they hope to create materials that are strong, adaptable, and potentially recyclable.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

Also like MBS and CDS, new financial assets have begun to interlock in odd, hard-to-understand ways with traditional financial products.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026

The spacers prevent the LVP from moving when you start to tap the short edge with the hammer to get the second piece to interlock with the first piece.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

These two debates, about thinking and knowing, interlock because both generations have downplayed the idea that the new science was grounded in a new type of engagement with sensory reality.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Park’s directorial vernacular, which pairs brutal subject matter with black comedy, interlocks neatly with Nguyen’s satirical style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

The subfloor needs to be in the same plane so the LVP interlocks and stays locked when you walk on it.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

What makes evaluating Apple’s potential overreach so complicated is that every criticism you can levy at the company interlocks.

From The Verge ● Jun. 21, 2019

Highlights include that we have laws requiring seatbelt use, prohibiting texting while driving and using ignition interlocks on people with DUI convictions.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2017

There are four different safety interlocks that prevent the regulator from letting the Hab's oxygen content get too low.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

The picture fuses interlocked storylines and blunt social commentary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

In July, the two squeezed next to each other on Baca’s couch at the lawyer’s Long Beach home, hands interlocked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025

"Then I interlocked arms with him so I knew he wouldn't go anywhere, I waved to my dad and started heading out."

From BBC ● May 3, 2025

Before police cleared the area around Hamilton Hall on April 30, 30 or so students interlocked arms outside the building in a human barricade to protect the protesters inside.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2024

The figure’s head was heavy with curled ram’s horns, clotted red, and the face was an interlocked geometric mess of metallic feathers that smothered any features.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

"Company" is a complex low-budget gothic drama that features several interlocking stories.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

In the worm's jaws, sharper changes in strain across tiny regions appear to increase the interlocking of defects within the atomic structure, producing the characteristic size effect.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026

Astrolabes are metallic disks with multi-layered, interlocking components that were historically used to tell the time, map the stars, the direction of Mecca and the motion of the sky.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

The monogram is not something that instantly screams “Los Angeles,” though the iconic Dodgers logo — interlocking white letters on a blue hat — is one of the most memorable monograms in the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

Scientific theories are complex things, for they are constituted by interlocking bundles of theories, facts, and equipment.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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