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Entwine vs Interlace - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between entwine and interlace

is that entwine is to twist or twine around something (or one another) while interlace is to cross one with another; to interweave: as, to interlace wires; hence, to mingle; to blend.

As a noun interlace is

a technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.

entwine

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Verb

(entwin)
  • To twist or twine around something (or one another).
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    Usage notes

    Particularly used in attributive form entwined. Often used interchangeably with intertwine, with minor usage distinctions. In symmetric sense of two things twining around each other, such as the branches of two trees, narrower (term) may be preferred, but these are not strictly distinguished. In asymmetric sense of one thing twined in or around another – rather than mutually – such as a vine twined around a tree (but tree not twined around the vine), entwined is preferred.

    Synonyms

    * (twine around one another) (l)

    interlace

    English

    (wikipedia interlace)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To cross one with another; to interweave: as, to interlace wires; hence, to mingle; to blend.
  • To cross one another as if woven together, as interlacing branches; to intertwine; to blend intricately.

    • Derived terms

    * interlaced * interlacement * interlacing

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