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a) 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.
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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
interstice — early 15c., from O.Fr. interstice (14c.) and directly from L. interstitium interval, lit. space between, from inter between (see INTER (Cf. inter )) + stem of stare to stand (see STET (Cf. stet)). Related: Interstices … Etymology dictionary
interstice — index hiatus, interruption, interval, rift (gap), space Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
interstice — *aperture, orifice … New Dictionary of Synonyms
interstice — [n] opening, crack aperture, chink, cleft, cranny, crevice, fissure, gap, hole, interval, slit, space; concept 513 Ant. closing, closure … New thesaurus
interstice — INTERSTICE. s. m. Intervalle de temps. Il ne se dit guere qu en parlant du temps que l Eglise fait observer, entre la reception de deux Ordres sacrez. Garder les interstices. les interstices sont ordinairement de trois mois … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
interstice — ► NOUN ▪ a small intervening space. ORIGIN Latin interstitium, from intersistere stand between … English terms dictionary
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
