INTERSTICE


Meaning of INTERSTICE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈtər-stəs ]

noun

( plural in·ter·stic·es -stə-ˌsēz, -stə-səz)

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin interstitium, from inter- + -stit-, -stes standing (as in superstes standing over) — more at superstition

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : a space that intervenes between things ; especially : one between closely spaced things

interstice s of a wall

b. : a gap or break in something generally continuous

the interstice s of society

passages of genuine literary merit in the interstice s of the ludicrous…plots — Joyce Carol Oates

2. : a short space of time between events

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.