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Etymology
Origin of interspace
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at inter-, space
Example Sentences
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The topmost boundary of the interspace is formed by the lowermost arch, and its lowermost boundary by the topmost straight ridge.
From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir
I have but to shut my eyes, and I see it after this long interspace of years, definite in every detail.
From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
At the fourth right cartilage or the third interspace, the dullness is from one to two centimeters from the edge of the sternum.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
There are altogether in each of the storage houses 80 circular bins, each 21 ft. in diameter, and so grouped as to form 63 smaller interspace bins, or 143 bins in all.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
His spirit of research once more encouraged, he moved towards it, and drawing it very gently, admitted his eye in the interspace.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
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