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interspace

American  
[in-ter-spays, in-ter-spays] / ˈɪn tərˌspeɪs, ˌɪn tərˈspeɪs /

noun

  1. a space between things.

  2. an intervening period of time; interval.


verb (used with object)

interspaced, interspacing
  1. to put a space between.

  2. to occupy or fill the space between.

interspace British  
/ ˌɪntəˈspeɪʃəl /

verb

  1. (tr) to make or occupy a space between

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. space between or among things

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of interspace

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


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In all of these characters the southern sample shows trends towards the southern subspecies, deppei, which has fewer ventrals, fewer scales in the first interspace, and more dorsal body-blotches.

From A Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppei by William E. Duellman

In some places, beds of coal or slate alternate with layers of the lime rock; in others, the interspace is clay and sand.

From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by John Uri Lloyd

It is in the upper part of the interspace which separates these latter from the brachialis anticus that the deltoid insinuates itself to proceed to its insertion into the humerus.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer

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 Louis Marshall Warfield

Whenever a favourable interspace of this character occurred, the dragoons endeavoured to form and use the advantage it presented for effecting a charge.

From Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. by Thomas De Quincey

Their research combines caffeine with CRISPR, a powerful gene editing tool known as clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, to explore new ways to treat chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026

CRISPR, an acronym for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, operates like a molecular scalpel to make incisions in DNA.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2023

The gene editing technology is called CRISPR-Cas9, the first part an acronym for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021

For a while, the Broadmarsh's mix of big, high street outlets, interspaced with burger bars and the occasional local name, drew in customers.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2021

On one side a steep ascent, wooded, on the other a rather abrupt slope, grass-covered and shady with interspaced trees.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Albert Bigelow Paine

This idea of interspacing filled in with non-combustible material has been generally followed ever since.

From Inventions in the Century by William Henry Doolittle

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