interstice

English

Noun

interstice (plural interstices)

1. 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.
2. An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
3. By extension, a small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.

Quotations

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Synonyms

• gap, chink, slit, crevice, cranny, crack, fissure

Translations

small opening or space

Dutch: tussenruimte (nl) c., opening (nl) c. Esperanto: interspaco (eo) Finnish: väli (fi), rako (fi)

French: interstice (fr) m. Spanish: intersticio (es) m.

Roman Catholicism: interval between attainment of different degrees of an order

Finnish: odotusaika (fi)

small interval of time

Finnish: väli (fi), rako (fi), tauko (fi)

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Spanish: intersticio (es) m.

Derived terms

• interstitial

External links

• interstice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• interstice in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911