Main Entry: in·ter·stice

Pronunciation: \in-ˈtər-stəs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural in·ter·stic·es \-stə-ˌsēz, -stə-səz\

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin interstitium, from inter- + -stit-, -stes standing (as in superstes standing over) — more at superstition

Date: 15th century

1 a : a space that intervenes between things; especially : one between closely spaced things <interstices of a wall> b : a gap or break in something generally continuous <the interstices of society> <passages of genuine literary merit in the interstices of the ludicrous…plots — Joyce Carol Oates>
2 : a short space of time between events