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Origin of interspace
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at inter-, space
Example Sentences
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But when we scrutinise the interspace, we see that there is a path.
From Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. by Hill, J. Arthur
These scales are generally small, and placed symmetrically in close whorls, in an imbricated order, with each scale corresponding to the interspace between two scales in the whorls above and below.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
One imperfect specimen shows a long temporal region which is wide, and a very narrow interspace between the orbits; with a long face, indicated by the extension of narrow nasal bones.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
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 Lloyd, John Uri
Carina; the interspace between the carina and the scuta and terga is not wide.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
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