Meaning

noun (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)

noun (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

noun the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Late Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Late Latin -iēs Late Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English…

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