Meaning of INTERSTICE
| Pronunciation: | | in'turstis
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- [n] small opening between things
- [n] a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network"
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| | See Also: | | anatomical structure, areola, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, opening, structure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*ter"stice\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Interstices}. [L.
interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to
set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See {Stand}.]
1. That which intervenes between one thing and another;
especially, a space between things closely set, or between
the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a
crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a
wall.
2. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the
plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between
the reception of the various degrees of orders.
Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin.
--Addis &
Arnold.
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| | Related Terms: | | caesura, clearance, discontinuity, distance between, double space, em space, en space, freeboard, hair space, half space, hiatus, interim, intermediate space, interruption, interspace, interval, jump, lacuna, leap, leeway, margin, room, single space, space, space between, time interval |
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