interstice

interstice
—intersticed, adj.
/in terr"stis/, n., pl. interstices /-steuh seez', -steuh siz/.
1. an intervening space.
2. a small or narrow space or interval between things or parts, esp. when one of a series of alternating uniform spaces and parts: the interstices between the slats of a fence.
3. Rom. Cath. Ch. the interval of time that must elapse, as required by canon law, before promotion to a higher degree of orders.
4. an interval of time.
[1595-1605; < L interstitium, equiv. to interstit-, var. s. of intersistere to stand or put between + -ium -IUM]

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  • interstice — [ ɛ̃tɛrstis ] n. m. • XVIe; intertisse « intervalle de temps » 1495; lat. interstitium ♦ Très petit espace vide (entre les parties d un corps ou entre différents corps). ⇒ hiatus, intervalle. Les interstices d un plancher, d un pavage. ⇒ fente. « …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 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 — index hiatus, interruption, interval, rift (gap), space Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • interstice — [n] opening, crack aperture, chink, cleft, cranny, crevice, fissure, gap, hole, interval, slit, space; concept 513 Ant. closing, closure …   New thesaurus

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  • interstice — [in tʉr′stis] n. pl. interstices [in tʉr′stə siz, in tʉr′stəsēz΄] [Fr < LL interstitium < inter , between + sistere, to set, redupl. of stare, to STAND] a small or narrow space between things or parts; crevice …   English World dictionary

  • interstice — (in tèr sti s ) s. m. 1°   Terme de physique. Intervalle qui sépare les molécules d un corps. •   C est une vraie matière distinguée de toutes les autres, cachée plus ou moins dans les interstices de tous les corps, MAIRAN Éloge de Lémery..… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • interstice — UK [ɪnˈtɜː(r)stɪs] / US [ɪnˈtɜrstɪs] noun [countable, often plural] Word forms interstice : singular interstice plural interstices formal a very small or narrow space between objects or surfaces …   English dictionary

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