n., pl. -stic·es (-stĭ-sēz', -sĭz).

A space, especially a small or narrow one, between things or parts: “There is a gleam of luminous gold, where the sinking western sun has found a first direct interstice in the clouds” (John Fowles).

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin interstitium, from *interstitus, past participle of intersistere, to pause, make a break : inter-, inter- + sistere, to cause to stand, set up.]

noun

A space or interval between objects or points: gap, interspace, interval, separation. See open/close.

n

Definition: opening, crack
Antonyms: closing, closure

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An interval, space or gap in a tissue or structure.

a gap or break in something generally continuous

Dansk (Danish)
n. - mellemrum, sprække, åbning

Nederlands (Dutch)
(nauwe) tussenruimte, spleet

Français (French)
n. - interstice

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zwischenraum, Fuge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σχισμή, ρωγμή, διάκενο

Italiano (Italian)
interstizio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - interstício (m)

Русский (Russian)
узкий проход, интервал

Español (Spanish)
n. - intersticio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mellanrum, springa

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
空隙, 裂缝

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 空隙, 裂縫

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 틈새, 구멍

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 隙間, 割れ目, 裂け目, すき間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فترة فاصله, صدع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רווח קטן, סדק‬

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