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Meaning of 'interstice' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Interstice [ n.]
- 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 wall.
- 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.

Meaning of 'interstice' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . interstice [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ
Example in sentence:
  • the interstices of a network

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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