meshing

nouns

contact by fitting together

"the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"

engagement, interlocking, mesh, meshing

is derived from

an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

mesh, meshing, meshwork, net, network

the act of interlocking or meshing

"an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"

interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshing