interstitial
adjective
- in or relating to a small confined space
- relating to or occurring in interstices
noun
- type of crystal defect
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈstɪʃəl/ / /ɪntəɹˈstɪʃəl/
adj
Etymology: From Latin interstitiālis. By surface analysis, interstitium + -al.
- Of, relating to, or situated in an interstice.
“The novel's interstitial chapters.”
“The outer surface is covered with variable amounts of dental plaque and saliva. The inner surface is bathed in interstitial fluid or lymph.”
noun
Etymology: From Latin interstitiālis. By surface analysis, interstitium + -al.
- A web page, usually carrying advertising, displayed when leaving one content page for another.
“An interstitial appeared before the download.”
“Interstitials should be used sparingly. Display an ad only the first time the user accesses a piece of content, not every time.”
- 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, ECS Transactions: Volume 13, Issue 1, page 56, The second mechanism, which is the primary focus of the present paper, involves insertion of interstitials into dangling bonds at the surface.”