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    interstice

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ter·stice /ɪnˈtɜːstɪs $ -ɜːr-/ noun [countable usually plural] formal  SPACE/GAPa small space or crack in something or between things 裂缝；空隙；间隙
    Examples from the Corpus
    interstice• Small plants were growing in the interstices of the rock.    Origin interstice (1400-1500) French Latin interstitus, past participle of intersistere “to stand still in the middle”
    in·ter·stice nounChineseSyllable
    small a or something crack Corpus in things between or space


    interstice
    in‧ter‧stice /ɪnˈtɜːstəs, ɪnˈtɜːstɪs $ -ɜːr-/ noun [countable usually plural] formal
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: French
     Origin: Latin interstitus, past participle of intersistere 'to stand still in the middle'
    a small space or crack in something or between things


    in·ter·sticeBrE /ɪnˈtɜːstɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈtɜːrstɪs/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] (formal) a small crack or space in sth 裂缝；空隙