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interstitially

interstitially

7.7
In small spaces between things or parts
  • adverb
  • /ˌɪntərˈstɪʃəli/
translation icon : intersticialmente
  • During the project, they met interstitially, discussing ideas in the breaks between their main work sessions.

Examples

  • The engineer designed new structures to support the buildings interstitially, filling the gaps between the existing frameworks.

  • This typical experience with telenovelas hides at least two very human and interstitially social pleasures that one cannot easily resist.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Movement here takes place offstage, interstitially (presumably, on the sections of road that figure prominently in the foreground of many of the individual photographs).

    Academic text (2005)

  • In the art gallery, the sculptures were arranged interstitially among the paintings, creating a dynamic interaction between the two forms.

Synonyms

in the interstice
vsinterstitially
  • Literature
9.9

Inside a small gap between two things

is used for gaps between parts or for stages as well

Antonyms

continuously
95 2.3

Happens without stopping or pausing

Surface Forms

interstitially positive

Morphology

interstitially = interstitial (transparent) = interstitial + ly

Formed by regular adverbial suffixation of the adjective 'interstitial' yielding the meaning 'in the spaces between'.

Etymology

Interstitially comes from the part inter- meaning 'between' and the related word interstice, which means 'a small space'. So, to act interstitially is to act in the gaps or small spaces between things.