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INTERSTICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small opening between things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("interstice" is a kind of...):
opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)
Derivation:
interstitial (of or relating to interstices)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ
Example:
the interstices of a network
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("interstice" is a kind of...):
anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interstice"):
areola (small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing)
Derivation:
interstitial (of or relating to interstices)
