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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.
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Origin of interspace

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at inter-, space

OTHER WORDS FROM interspace

in·ter·spa·tial [in-ter-spey-shuhl], /ˌɪn tərˈspeɪ ʃəl/, adjectivein·ter·spa·tial·ly, adverb

Words nearby interspace

intersectionality, interseptal, intersession, intersex, intersexual, interspace, interspecies, interspecific, intersperse, interspinal muscle, interspinal plane
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Words related to interspace

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

British Dictionary definitions for interspace

interspace
verb (ˌɪntəˈspeɪs)
(tr) to make or occupy a space between
noun (ˈɪntəˌspeɪs)
space between or among things

Derived forms of interspace

interspatial (ˌɪntəˈspeɪʃəl), adjectiveinterspatially, adverb
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Medical definitions for interspace

interspace
[ ĭn′tər-spās′ ]
n.
A space between two things; an interval.

Other words from interspace

in′ter•space′ v.in′ter•spa′tial (-spā′shəl) adj.
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