Associations to the word «Interstice»

Wiktionary

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.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley