diastem

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From Latin diastema.

noun diastems

Intervening space; interval. A space curve contained between two concentric spheres and with its concave side facing always toward the common center of the two spheres is said to be periplegmatic. The radius vector of a periplegmatic curve is of length between the radii of the two spheres. At the maxima and minima of the radius
obsolete An interval.
A minor depositional break.

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@misc{diastem_2026,
  title = {diastem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diastem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}