interstice
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9.8
- noun
- /ɪnˈtɜrstɪs/
:
intersticio
- There is a stillness that takes place in the interstices of volcanic activity.
- fill in the interstices
- cultural interstices
But the fact that they're bound by law, that's like a novel notion for most people who work in the interstices of this industry.
- But the fact that they're bound by law, that's like a novel notion for most people who work in the interstices of this industry.
Examples
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Synthesis occurs at the interstices of well-defined research areas.
Academic text (2011) -
Nor are we capable of comprehending the full range of interstices in our network of social relationships.
Academic text (1994) -
Rather, it developed independently in the interstices of federal regulation.
Academic text (2002) -
Man composed his own figure in the interstices of a fragmented language.
Academic text (1995) -
Examination under a microscope reveals red earth in the interstices of the design.
Academic text (2003) -
The hospital, thus, is an interstice where politics and history coalesce to "pacify" and decide upon women's lives.
Academic text (2017) -
Populist thought thrives in the interstices between conceptions of popular and democratic government.
Academic text (1998) -
Fourteen smaller medallions enclose profile busts, and a web of gilded tendrils weaves through the interstices.
Academic text (2008) -
The small insects often hide in the interstices between the rocks.
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During the renovation, the workers filled the interstices in the wall with insulation.
Synonyms
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1.0
An open space between two things, like a pass in hills
74
2.5
A space between two things that keeps them apart
15
2.9
Space between two objects
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6.8
A space between two things
A small space between parts of an object
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Etymology
Interstice comes from the parts inter- meaning 'between' and a root like stand meaning 'to stand'. So an interstice is something that 'stands between' two things, a small, narrow space or gap between them.