interstice
                                        英 [ɪn'tɜːstɪs]
美 [ɪn'tɝstɪs]
                                        
                                            
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            1. interstice <===> interval ( wall -> val- ).
                                                
            interstice 间隙,裂缝inter-,在内,在中间,相互,-st,站,词源同stand,stall.即中间站立的位置,引申词义间隙,裂隙。
 
                                    
            - interstice (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French interstice (14c.) and directly from Latin interstitium "interval," literally "space between," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + stem of stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand, set down, make or be firm" (see stet). Related: Interstices.
                 - 1. There is a gleam of luminous gold , where the sinking western sun has found a first direct interstice in the clouds. 
- 从西落太阳在云层里发现的一个直接空隙处,透出一缕金光.
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- 2. Nature Gold is hosted in that as fissures ? interstice ? margin and crystal face of the Pyrite. 
- 自然金常赋存于 黄铁矿 颗粒的裂隙、晶隙、边缘及晶面上.
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- 3. In some particular environment or super - normal loading conditions ( eg , bath houses ) , the interstice should be shorter. 
- 在特别的使用环境或超常的载荷条件下——比如热水 浴场 —— 安装时可能需要更短的间距.
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