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Definitions for: Interstice
[n] small opening between things
[n] a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]
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.
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.
Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin.
--Addis &
Arnold.
See Also: anatomical structure, areola, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, opening, structure
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