interstice
A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set…A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, such as between cords in a rope, components of a multiconductor electrical cable or atoms in a crystal.
Meaning
4 sensesA small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, such as between cords in a rope, components of a multiconductor electrical cable or atoms in a crystal.
зазо́рzazór, промежу́токpromežútok, расще́линаrasščélina
small opening between things
(figuratively)A fragment of space.
An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
промежу́токpromežútok
(broadly)A small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.
Translations
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Origin
From late Middle English interstice, from Old French interstice or directly from Latin intFrom late Middle English interstice, from Old French interstice or directly from Latin interstitium (“a space between, gap, interval”), ultimately from intersistere (“to stand in between, to stop in the middle”), from inter- + sistere (“to stand, to stop”).
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Forms
plural: interstices| Singular | interstice |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsSee also
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