interstice

«interstice» in Mova's school dictionary: A very small gap or space between things that are close… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an interstice, interstices — formal)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A very small gap or space between things that are close together. tree →

2) (formal) A small gap in time or in a set of ideas. tree →

sense in the lessons

A formal science and writing word: water fills the interstices between grains of sand; moss grows in the interstices of a stone wall. Pupils usually say "gaps" or "spaces". Phrases: the interstices of, in the interstices.

examples

• Water fills the interstices between the grains of sand. tree →
• Tiny plants grew in the interstices of the old wall. tree →
• Air moves through the interstices in the soil. tree →
• Light came through the interstices of the fence. tree →
• Small insects hide in the interstices of tree bark. tree →
• In the interstices of her busy day, she read a few pages. tree →

note

Formal and rare; plural interstices (said "in-TER-stiss-eez"). Everyday words: gap, crack, space. In science, the spaces between soil or rock particles are also called pores.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «interstice» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.