interstice
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
interstice (plural interstices)
- A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, as between cords in a rope or components of a multiconductor electrical cable or between atoms in a crystal.
- (figurative) A fragment of space.
- An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
- (by extension) A small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.
- (small opening or space between objects) chink, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure, gap, slit; see also Thesaurus:interspace or Thesaurus:hole
- French: interstice
- Russian: зазо́р
- Spanish: intersticio
- Russian: (временно́й) промежу́ток
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