interspace

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

Also spelled inter-space

US /ˈɪntərspeɪs/ UK /ˈɪntəspeɪs/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

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noun
a space between things; an intervening gap

Weeds sprouted in the interspace between the paving stones.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a space between things; an... gap interval interstice space

Word family

Forms interspaces

Related forms space spatialinterspatial

Etymology

From inter- ('between') + space, the latter from Old French espace, from Latin spatium ('room, extent, interval').

inter- Latin spatium Latin

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Space, Position & Direction

# interspace

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**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

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