interspace

Example Sentences

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In some places, beds of coal or slate alternate with layers of the lime rock; in others, the interspace is clay and sand.

From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri

An interspace of this kind is found in the bulb of each finger.

From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir

The apex beat will therefore be found in the fifth or sixth interspace, and definitely at an increased distance from the midsternal line.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

Ah! the flowers cleave apart And their sweet fills the tender interspace; Ah! the leaves grown thereof were things to kiss Ere their fine gold was tarnished at the heart.

From Poems & Ballads (First Series) by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

The width of the interspace between the foramina is one-half the width of the vertebræ, though this character varies with different genera and species.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.