interspace
1 of 2noun
in·ter·space ˈin-tər-ˌspās 
: an intervening space : interval
interspace
2 of 2verb
in·ter·space ˌin-tər-ˈspās
interspaced; interspacing; interspaces
transitive verb
: to occupy or fill the space between
Example Sentences
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Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 14 Sep. 2020
Noun
Many of the bacteria at least partially survived, which helps to test one of the parameters for the theory of panspermia—that life on Earth originated somewhere else and was brought here on an asteroid or other interspace body. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 14 Sep. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1685, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
interspace
noun
in·ter·space ˈint-ər-ˌspās
: the space between two related body parts whether void or filled by another kind of structure
the skin of the interspace between the fifth and sixth ribs
interspace
noun
as in interstice
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- interstice
- window
- space
- caesura
- comma
- time lag
- interval
- discontinuity
- interlude
- lag
- interregnum
- interim
- interruption
- parenthesis
- intermission
- pause
- gap
- hiccup
- bumper
- hiccough
- entr'acte
- suspension
- hiatus
- rest
- adjournment
- discontinuance
- lull
- respite
- subinterval
- lapse
- recess
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- continuity
- continuation
- continuum
- run
- stretch
- progression
- procession