English Explanatory Dictionary

interstitial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or situated in an interstice.
noun
  1. A web page, usually carrying advertising, displayed when leaving one content page for another.
  2. An interstitial discontinuity in a crystal.

Pronunciation

/ɪntəˈstɪʃəl/ /ɪntəɹˈstɪʃəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-interstitial.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-interstitial.wav

Word forms

interstitial interstitials

Etymology

From Latin interstitiālis. By surface analysis, interstitium + -al.

Related words

interstice interstition

Derived words

bronchointerstitial interstitial fluid interstitial lung disease interstitially interstitial nephritis interstitial space noninterstitial prestitial tubulointerstitial
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