interstitial

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interstitial

  • /ɪntəˈstɪʃəl/ UK
  • /ɪntəɹˈstɪʃəl/ US

Rhymes with -ɪʃəl

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, relating to, or situated in an interstice. The novel's interstitial chapters.

noun interstitials

  1. Internet A web page, usually carrying advertising, displayed when leaving one content page for another. An interstitial appeared before the download.
  2. An interstitial discontinuity in a crystal. 2008, E. G. Seebauer et al., Defect Engineering for Ultrashallow Junctions using Surfaces, in P. J. Timans, E. P. Gusev, H. Iwai, D.-L. Kwong, M. C. Öztürk, F. Roozeboom (editors), Advanced Gate Stack, Source/Drain, and Channel Engineering for Si-Based CMOS 4: New Materials, Processes, and Equipment

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adj of, relating to, or situated in an interstice

Españolintersticial
中文間質 /间质 jiānzhí
Portuguêsintersticial
Françaisinterstitiel
DeutschZwischen-, zwischenliegend
Italianointerstiziale
Românăinterstițial
Русскийпромежу́точный promežútočnyj, щели́стый ščelístyj, внутритка́невый vnutritkánevyj

noun web page displayed before a content page

Portuguêsanúncio intersticial
Françaispublicité interstitielle
DeutschInterstitial
Русскийвста́вка vstávka

noun interstitial discontinuity in a crystal

Españolintersticial
Portuguêsinterstício
DeutschInterstitial, Zwischengitteratom
Русскиймеждоу́злие meždoúzlije

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@misc{interstitial_2026,
  title = {interstitial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/interstitial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}