interspace

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English

Etymology

inter- +‎ space

Pronunciation

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    • (noun): enPR: ĭnʹtə-spās,IPA(key): /ˈɪntəspeɪs/
    • (verb): enPR: ĭn-tə-spāsʹ,IPA(key): /ɪntəˈspeɪs/
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    • (noun): enPR: ĭnʹtər-spās,IPA(key): /ˈɪntɚspeɪs/
    • (verb): enPR: ĭn-tər-spāsʹ,IPA(key): /ɪntɚˈspeɪs/

Noun

interspace (plural interspaces)

  1. A space or interval between two things; an interstice
    • Samuel Taylor Coleridge
      It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces.
    • 1988, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Foot and ankle pain (page 331)
      In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace […]

Translations

Verb

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  1. (transitive) To place (things) spaced out between other things.
  2. (transitive) To sow or seed (an area) with things spaced out between other things.
    • 1916, Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (issues 151-175, page 18)
      When such species as European larch, white pine, or black walnut are widely spaced, in order to promote the most rapid growth, it may be advisable to interspace the area with some more tolerant and slower-growing species.

Anagrams

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