English-Thai Dictionary

interstice

N ช่อง เล็กๆ  ระหว่าง สิ่งของ  ช่อง  ร่อง  crack space chong-lek-lek-ra-wang-sing-kong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTERSTICE

n.[L. interstitium; inter and sto, to stand. ] 1. A space between things; but chiefly, a narrow or small space between things closely set, or the parts which compose a body. We speak of the interstices between the teeth, or between the parts of wood or stone.
2. Time between one act and another; interval.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTERSTICE

In *ter "stice, n.; pl. Interstices. Etym: [L. interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See Stand. ]

 

1. That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a wall.

 

2. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch. ), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders. Nonobservance of the interstices... is a sin. Addis & Arnold.

 

INTERSTICED

INTERSTICED In *ter "sticed, a.

 

Defn: Provided with interstices; having interstices between; situated at intervals.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

interstice

in ter stice |inˈtərstis ɪnˈtərstəs | ▶noun (usu. interstices ) an intervening space, esp. a very small one: sunshine filtered through the interstices of the arching trees. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin interstitium, from intersistere ‘stand between, ’ from inter- ‘between ’ + sistere ‘to stand. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

interstice

interstice |ɪnˈtəːstɪs | ▶noun (usu. interstices ) an intervening space, especially a very small one: sunshine filtered through the interstices of the arching trees. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin interstitium, from intersistere ‘stand between ’, from inter- ‘between ’ + sistere ‘to stand ’.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

interstice

interstice noun the interstices between the soil particles: space, gap, interval, aperture, opening, hole, cranny, crevice, chink, slit, slot, crack, breach, vent.

 

French Dictionary

interstice

interstice n. m. nom masculin Petit espace vide. : Les interstices d ’un plancher. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un interstice. Note Orthographique intersti ce.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

interstice

in ter stice /ɪntə́ː r stɪs /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠〖通例 ～s 〗 «…の /…の間の » 小さなすき間, 割れ目 «of /between » .