interstice: Meaning and Definition of

in•ter•stice

1. an intervening space.
2. a small or narrow space or interval between things or parts, esp. when one of a series of alternating uniform spaces and parts: the interstices between the slats of a fence.
3. the interval of time that must elapse, as required by canon law, before promotion to a higher degree of orders.
4. an interval of time.