in|ter|stice

in|ter|stice
in|ter|stice «ihn TUR stihs», noun, plural -sti|ces «-stuh sihz».
1. a small or narrow space between things or parts; narrow crack or opening; chink: »

the interstices of the larynx.

SYNONYM(S): crevice.
2. an interval of time: »

The book records the family's wanderings as it moved from place to place, trying to find, in the interstices between upheavals, somewhere to settle (New Yorker).

[< Late Latin interstitium < intersistere to pause < Latin inter- between + stāre stand]

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  • Interstice — 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which intervenes between one thing and another;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • interstice — in|ter|stice [ınˈtə:stıs US ə:r ] n [C usually plural] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Latin interstitus, past participle of intersistere to stand still in the middle ] a small space or crack in something or between things …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • interstice — in|ter|stice [ ın tɜrstıs ] noun count often plural FORMAL a very small or narrow space between objects or surfaces …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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