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interspace

[in-ter-speys, in-ter-speys] / ˈɪn tərˌspeɪs, ˌɪn tərˈspeɪs /
NOUN
gap
Synonyms
WEAK
aperture arroyo blank caesura canyon chasm cleft clove crack cranny crevice cut defile difference disagreement discontinuity disparity divergence divide division fracture gorge gulch gully hiatus hole hollow inconsistency interlude intermission interruption interstice interval lacuna lull notch opening orifice pause ravine recess rent respite rest rift rupture separation slit slot space vacuity void

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Edison consisted in fixing two segment-shaped copper conductors in a steel tube, the interspace between the conductors and the tube being filled in with a bitumen compound.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

The portion of the muscle which arises from the cervical ligament and the seventh cervical vertebra is often separated from the lower portion by a cellular interspace.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The width of the interspace between the foramina is one-half the width of the vertebræ, though this character varies with different genera and species.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

Hence the electric force E in the interspace varies inversely as the distance from the axis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

His spirit of research once more encouraged, he moved towards it, and drawing it very gently, admitted his eye in the interspace.

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James