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interstice

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interstice
Physics the space between adjacent atoms in a crystal lattice
interstice [in′tərs·təs]
(geology)
A pore space within a rock or soil.
(solid-state physics)
A space or volume between atoms of a lattice, or between groups of atoms or grains of a solid structure.
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We all looked on with horrified amazement as we saw, when he stood back, the woman, with a corporeal body as real at that moment as our own, pass through the interstice where scarce a knife blade could have gone.
Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context
But instead of the darkness, and the thick and mephitic atmosphere he had expected to find, Dantes saw a dim and bluish light, which, as well as the air, entered, not merely by the aperture he had just formed, but by the interstices and crevices of the rock which were visible from without, and through which he could distinguish the blue sky and the waving branches of the evergreen oaks, and the tendrils of the creepers that grew from the rocks.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
The light in the room found its way outward through the interstices of closed wooden shutters.
The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context
 
 
 
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