interspace C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled inter-space US /ˈɪntərspeɪs/ UK /ˈɪntəspeɪs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a space between things; an intervening gap Weeds sprouted in the interspace between the paving stones. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a space between things; an... gapintervalintersticespace Word family Forms interspaces Related forms spacespatialinterspatial Etymology AI details From inter- ('between') + space, the latter from Old French espace, from Latin spatium ('room, extent, interval'). inter- Latin spatium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # interspace **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪntərspeɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪntəspeɪs/ ## Meanings 1. a space between things; an intervening gap ## Examples - Weeds sprouted in the interspace between the paving stones. ## Synonyms - gap - interval - interstice - space ## Related Forms - space - spatial - interspatial ## Roots and Affixes - Root: inter- - Root: spatium ## Etymology From inter- ('between') + space, the latter from Old French espace, from Latin spatium ('room, extent, interval'). ## AI Etymology Interspace is from inter- ('between') + space, the latter from Old French espace, from Latin spatium ('room, extent, interval'). Important recorded forms include inter- (Latin) and spatium (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a space between things; an intervening gap. The wider family includes related words such as space, spatial, and interspatial. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown