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in·ter·stice
(ĭn-tûr′stĭs)n. pl. in·ter·stic·es (-stĭ-sēz′, -sĭz)
A space, especially a small or narrow one, between things or parts: "There is a gleam of luminous gold, where the sinking western sun has found a first direct interstice in the clouds" (John Fowles).
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin interstitium, from *interstitus, past participle of intersistere, to pause, make a break : inter-, inter- + sistere, to cause to stand, set up; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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interstice
(ɪnˈtɜːstɪs)n (usually plural)
1. a minute opening or crevice between things
2. (Chemistry) physics the space between adjacent atoms in a crystal lattice
[C17: from Latin interstitium interval, from intersistere, from inter- + sistere to stand]
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in•ter•stice
(ɪnˈtɜr stɪs)n., pl. -stic•es (-stəˌsiz, -stə sɪz)
1. a small or narrow space or interval between things or parts: the interstices between the slats of a fence.
2. an interval of time.
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Noun | 1. | interstice - a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network" anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" areola - small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing |
2. | interstice - small opening between things opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" |
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interstice
nounA space or interval between objects or points:
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