interspace

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Pronunciation

• (British)
  • (noun) enPR: ĭnʹtə-spās,IPA: /ˈɪntəspeɪs/
  • (verb) enPR: ĭn-tə-spāsʹ,IPA: /ɪntəˈspeɪs/
• (America)
  • (noun) enPR: ĭnʹtər-spās,IPA: /ˈɪntɚspeɪs/
  • (verb) enPR: ĭn-tər-spāsʹ,IPA: /ɪntɚˈspeɪs/

Noun

interspace (plural interspaces)

1. A space or interval between two things; an interstice

Synonyms

• break, gap, space; see also Thesaurus:interspace

Verb

interspace (interspaces, present participle interspacing; past and past participle interspaced)

1. (transitive) To place (things) spaced out between other things.
2. (transitive) To sow or seed (an area) with things spaced out between other things.
   • 1916, Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (issues 151-175, page 18)

     When such species as European larch, white pine, or black walnut are widely spaced, in order to promote the most rapid growth, it may be advisable to interspace the area with some more tolerant and slower-growing species.

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