interstice
in·ter·stice (
n-tûr
sts)
n. pl. in·ter·stic·es (-st-s
z
, -sz)
A space, especially a small or narrow one, between things or parts: “There is a gleam of luminous gold, where the sinking western sun has found a first direct interstice in the clouds” John Fowles.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin interstitium, from *interstitus, past participle of intersistere, to pause, make a break : inter-, inter- + sistere, to cause to stand, set up; see st
- in Indo-European roots.]
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| Noun | 1. | interstice – a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; “the interstices of a network”
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure – a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; “he has good bone structure”
areola – small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect’s wing
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| 2. | interstice – small opening between things
opening – a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; “they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door”
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