intrication

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French intrication.

Noun

intrication (countable and uncountable, plural intrications)

1. Entanglement or intricacy

Related terms

• intricate

References

• “intrication”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• citrination

French

Etymology

From s’intriquer (“to entangle”) +‎ -ation, from Latin intricō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tʁi.ka.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

intrication f (plural intrications)

1. entanglement

   Synonym: enchevêtrement

   intrication quantique ― quantum entanglement

Further reading

• “intrication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.