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Interstice

Interstice Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Interstice? [n] small opening between things [n] a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Interstice: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Interstice: 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 See Also \| anatomical structure \| areola \| bodily structure \| body structure \| complex body part \| opening \| structure Interstice In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Interstice Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Interstice?

[n] small opening between things
[n] a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Interstice:

Interstice In Webster's Dictionary

\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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