interstice
noun
an intervening space.
interstices
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pluralof interstice.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On the roof, a 28½-foot travertine bench is installed along one side of a long pool that’s horizontally bisected by five thick concrete walls; Kalach, 63, calls the resulting interstices “cubicles.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Today cornfields stretch to the horizon, but crowded into their interstices are fragments of the prairie that once covered this part of the state.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2023
This narrative fills the interstices of the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
In a crowd, the body tries to be smaller, contracting in odd ways to find clear passage, shaping itself to the interstices of precious empty space.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2021
A very soft place would also appear poorly reflective because of the many interstices between individual sand grains.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
