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Webster 1913 Edition
Interstice
In-ter′stice
(?; 277)
, Noun.
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 wall2.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Interstice
IN'TERSTICE
,Noun.
1.
A space between things; but chiefly, a narrow or small space between things closely set, or the parts which compose a body. We speak of the interstices between the teeth, or between the parts of wood or stone.2.
Time between one act and another; interval.Definition 2024
interstice
interstice
English
Noun
interstice (plural interstices)
- 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.
- (figuratively) A fragment of space.
- 2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, “Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 August 2014:
- Relics of the British empire now mostly survive in the interstices of the global economy. They are the major winners from the fiscal haemorrhage that has resulted from financial globalisation.
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- An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
- (by extension) A small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:interstice.
Synonyms
Translations
small opening or space
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fragment of space
Roman Catholicism: interval between attainment of different degrees of an order
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small interval of time
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Derived terms
External links
- interstice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- interstice in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911