interstice
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
interstice (plural interstices)
- 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.
- An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
- By extension, a small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.
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small opening or space
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Roman Catholicism: interval between attainment of different degrees of an order
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small interval of time
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External links[edit]
- interstice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- interstice in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
interstice m (plural interstices)
