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interspace

[ noun in-ter-speys; verb in-ter-speys ]
/ noun ˈɪn tərˌspeɪs; verb ˌɪn tərˈspeɪs /
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noun

a space between things.
an intervening period of time; interval.

verb (used with object), in·ter·spaced, in·ter·spac·ing.

to put a space between.
to occupy or fill the space between.

RELATED WORDS

aperture, arroyo, blank, caesura, canyon, chasm, cleft, cranny, crevice, defile, discontinuity, disparity, divergence, fracture, gorge, gulch, gully, hiatus, hollow, inconsistency

Nearby words

  1. intersectionality,
  2. interseptal,
  3. intersession,
  4. intersex,
  5. intersexual,
  6. interspecies,
  7. interspecific,
  8. intersperse,
  9. interspersed,
  10. interspersion

Origin of interspace

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at inter-, space
Related formsin·ter·spa·tial [in-ter-spey-shuh l] /ˌɪn tərˈspeɪ ʃəl/, adjectivein·ter·spa·tial·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for interspace

interspace

verb (ˌɪntəˈspeɪs)

(tr) to make or occupy a space between

noun (ˈɪntəˌspeɪs)

space between or among things
Derived Formsinterspatial (ˌɪntəˈspeɪʃəl), adjectiveinterspatially, adverb
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Medicine definitions for interspace

interspace

[ ĭn′tər-spās′ ]

n.

A space between two things; an interval.
Related formsin′ter•space′ v.in′ter•spa′tial (-spā′shəl) adj.
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