interstice Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ
    • the interstices of a network
  2. noun small opening between things

WordNet

In*ter"stice noun
Etymology
L. interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See Stand.
Wordforms
plural Interstices
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913