'Interstice' definitions:
Definition of 'interstice'
From: WordNet
noun
A small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network"
noun
Small opening between things
Definition of 'Interstice'
From: GCIDE
- Interstice \In*ter"stice\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Interstices. [L. interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See Stand.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a wall. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders. [1913 Webster]
- Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin. --Addis & Arnold. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'interstice'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- caesura,
- clearance,
- discontinuity,
- distance between,
- double space,
- em space,
- en space,
- freeboard,
- hair space,
- half space,
- hiatus,
- interim,
- intermediate space,
- interruption,
- interspace,
- interval,
- jump,
- lacuna,
- leap,
- leeway,
- margin,
- room,
- single space,
- space,
- space between,
- time interval