gap vs interstice

gap

noun
  • A vacant space or time. 

  • A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack. 

  • The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item. 

  • An opening in anything made by breaking or parting. 

  • A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous. 

  • An opening allowing passage or entrance. 

  • An opening that implies a breach or defect. 

  • (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc. 

  • An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment. 

  • The regions between the outfielders. 

  • A mountain or hill pass. 

  • A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names). 

verb
  • To leave suddenly. 

  • To notch, as a sword or knife. 

  • To check the size of a gap. 

  • To make an opening in; to breach. 

interstice

noun
  • A fragment of space. 

  • A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, as between cords in a rope or components of a multiconductor electrical cable or between atoms in a crystal. 

  • A small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal. 

  • An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order. 

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