Wondering how to use Interstice in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as structure or opening.
Interstice meaning
- A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, such as between cords in a rope, components of a multiconductor electrical cable or atoms in a crystal.
- A fragment of space.
- An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
Synonyms of Interstice
Using Interstice
- The main meaning on this page is: A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, such as between cords in a rope, components of a multiconductor electrical cable or atoms in a crystal. | A fragment of space. | An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
- Useful related words include: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure.
Context around Interstice
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Interstice
- In this selection, "interstice" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include in the interstice of the and through every interstice and asking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "interstice" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with interstice
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Little boys, holding three or four onions in their hand, creep between the people, wriggling their way through every interstice, and asking for custom in whining tones, as if seeking charity. (31 words)
Žižek, p. 68: "This brings us to the topic of the subject that, according to Lacan, emerges in the interstice of the 'minimal difference,' in the minimal gap between two signifiers. (31 words)
Little boys, holding three or four onions in their hand, creep between the people, wriggling their way through every interstice, and asking for custom in whining tones, as if seeking charity. (31 words)
Žižek, p. 68: "This brings us to the topic of the subject that, according to Lacan, emerges in the interstice of the 'minimal difference,' in the minimal gap between two signifiers. (31 words)
Example sentences (2)
Little boys, holding three or four onions in their hand, creep between the people, wriggling their way through every interstice, and asking for custom in whining tones, as if seeking charity.
Žižek, p. 68: "This brings us to the topic of the subject that, according to Lacan, emerges in the interstice of the 'minimal difference,' in the minimal gap between two signifiers.