in·ter·stice /ɪnˈtɝstəs/
空隙,裂縫
in·ter·stice /ɪnˈtɝstəs/ 名詞
小間隙
In·ter·stice n.; pl. Interstices
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.
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interstice
n 1: a small structural space between tissues or parts of an
organ; "the interstices of a network"
2: small opening between things