See Also: interstice(medicine)
interstice(dictionary)
interstice(dictionary)

interstice (iou)



interstice noun. LME.
[Latin interstitium, from intersistere stand between, formed as INTER- + sistere stand.]
An intervening (usu. empty) space; esp. a relatively small or narrow space, a chink, a crevice. LME.
N. Gordimer She oiled herself, spreading her toes to get at the interstices.
b. Physics. The space between adjacent atoms or ions in a crystal lattice. M20.
An intervening space of time. Now chiefly Christian Church in pl., the intervals required between the reception of the various degrees of holy orders. M17.