Interstice
noun
A space, especially a small or narrow one, between things or parts.
There are tiny interstices between the rocks, where plants can grow.
Often appears as...
- interstice between
- interstice in
noun
A short period of time among two longer ones.
In the interstices of her busy schedule, she somehow finds time for yoga.
Often appears as...
- interstice of time
- interstice between events
noun
A tiny gap or hole in a structure, particularly in a rock or in the earth's crust.
Water can seep through the interstices in the rock layers.
Often appears as...
- interstice in rock
- geological interstice
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A space, especially a small or narrow one, between things or parts.
There are tiny interstices between the rocks, where plants can grow.
Often appears as...
- interstice between
- interstice in
noun
A short period of time among two longer ones.
In the interstices of her busy schedule, she somehow finds time for yoga.
Often appears as...
- interstice of time
- interstice between events
noun
A tiny gap or hole in a structure, particularly in a rock or in the earth's crust.
Water can seep through the interstices in the rock layers.
Often appears as...
- interstice in rock
- geological interstice
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Spaces
Used to describe small physical spaces that might be hard to notice at first glance.
I dropped my earring in one of the interstices of the wooden floor.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to represent a gap in abstract things, like an argument.
His reasoning is solid, with barely an interstice to question.
Pro Tip 3/3Conveys Closeness
Suggests that the overall structure or surface is mostly solid or closed, with only small gaps.
The interstices in the mosaic make the overall image glitter.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Spaces
Used to describe small physical spaces that might be hard to notice at first glance.
I dropped my earring in one of the interstices of the wooden floor.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to represent a gap in abstract things, like an argument.
His reasoning is solid, with barely an interstice to question.
Pro Tip 3/3Conveys Closeness
Suggests that the overall structure or surface is mostly solid or closed, with only small gaps.
The interstices in the mosaic make the overall image glitter.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Spaces
Used to describe small physical spaces that might be hard to notice at first glance.
I dropped my earring in one of the interstices of the wooden floor.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to represent a gap in abstract things, like an argument.
His reasoning is solid, with barely an interstice to question.
Pro Tip 3/3Conveys Closeness
Suggests that the overall structure or surface is mostly solid or closed, with only small gaps.
The interstices in the mosaic make the overall image glitter.
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Depression, the secret...
who were nonetheless utterly disabled by it. And there were other people who had what sounded as they described it like terribly severe depression who nonetheless had good lives in the interstices between their depressive episodes.
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Depression, the secret...
who were nonetheless utterly disabled by it. And there were other people who had what sounded as they described it like terribly severe depression who nonetheless had good lives in the interstices between their depressive episodes.
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Quote examples
Martin Filler
American Critic
Picasso's superhuman gift for draftsmanship might have made him lazy about pursuing the full potential of color. It was not unusual for him to build a composition by first outlining figures and objects in black and then filling the interstices in a perfunctory manner that can put one in mind of a museum-shop coloring book.
Quote examples
Stacey D'Erasmo
American Novelist
One of the many pleasures of 'Versailles' is the way in which it seems to emanate not only from the vexed inner being of Marie Antoinette but from the interstices between what we imagine of her and what she was.
Quote examples
Martin Filler
American Critic
Picasso's superhuman gift for draftsmanship might have made him lazy about pursuing the full potential of color. It was not unusual for him to build a composition by first outlining figures and objects in black and then filling the interstices in a perfunctory manner that can put one in mind of a museum-shop coloring book.
Quote examples
Stacey D'Erasmo
American Novelist
One of the many pleasures of 'Versailles' is the way in which it seems to emanate not only from the vexed inner being of Marie Antoinette but from the interstices between what we imagine of her and what she was.
Example 1 of 2
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