Associations to the word «Interstice»

INTERSTICE, noun. 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.

INTERSTICE, noun. (figurative) A fragment of space.

INTERSTICE, noun. An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.

INTERSTICE, noun. (by extension) A small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.

INTERSTICE, noun. A small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network".

INTERSTICE, noun. Small opening between things.