Associations to the word «Interstice»

Wiktionary

INTERSTICE, noun. A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, as between cords in a rope or components of a multiconductor electrical cable or between atoms in a crystal.
INTERSTICE, noun. (figurative) A fragment of space.
INTERSTICE, noun. An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
INTERSTICE, noun. (by extension) A small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.

Dictionary definition

INTERSTICE, noun. A small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network".
INTERSTICE, noun. Small opening between things.

Wise words

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