interstitial
Filling small spaces
Interstitial describes something occupying the spaces between other things.
In anatomy, interstitial fluid fills gaps between cells.
In architecture, interstitial spaces are the areas between floors or walls housing mechanical systems.
On the web, an interstitial is an advertisement that appears between page loads: The interstitial delayed the article by five seconds.
The word emphasizes in-betweenness—present but not primary.
Unoccupied area or interval
- voidWithout legal effect
- intervalDuration between two points
- creviceNarrow opening in surface
- crackNarrow break or attempt
fissure · aperture · opening · slot · breach · cleft · narrow · small
Occupying middle position
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- transitionalConnecting two phases
- twilightLight after sunset
- liminalAt a threshold
cusp · borderline · interim · mezzanine · halfway · passage · neither-nor · betwixt
Tiny dermal opening
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- strataParallel geological layers
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- porosityVoid space density
aquifer · groundwater · sandstone · limestone · shale · subsurface · grain · bedrock
Interrupt continuity
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- hiatusBreak in activity
- lullTemporary period of quiet
breather · interlude · interval · interruption · downtime · halftime · recess · momentary
Outside the cell membrane
- fibroblastFiber-producing connective cell
- collagenStructural body protein
- elastinProtein enabling tissue recoil
- fluidSubstance that flows
matrix · intercellular · lymphatic · capillary · endothelial · alveolar · membrane · fascia
Appearing suddenly, briefly
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- mid-rollAdvertisement within content
- pre-rollAdvertisement before streaming content
- overlayCovering placed atop
click-through · fullscreen · programmatic · impressions · monetization · intrusive · skippable · autoplay
space
Unoccupied area or interval
crack · fissure · aperture · opening · slot · breach · cleft · narrow · small · tiny
in-between
Occupying middle position
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- transitionalConnecting two phases
- twilightLight after sunset
liminal · cusp · borderline · interim · mezzanine · halfway · passage · neither-nor · betwixt · ambiguous
pore
Tiny dermal opening
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- strataParallel geological layers
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
porosity · aquifer · groundwater · sandstone · limestone · shale · subsurface · grain · bedrock · saturation
break
Interrupt continuity
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- hiatusBreak in activity
lull · breather · interlude · interval · interruption · downtime · halftime · recess · momentary · brief
extracellular
Outside the cell membrane
- fibroblastFiber-producing connective cell
- collagenStructural body protein
- elastinProtein enabling tissue recoil
fluid · matrix · intercellular · lymphatic · capillary · endothelial · alveolar · membrane · fascia · areolar
pop-up
Appearing suddenly, briefly
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- mid-rollAdvertisement within content
- pre-rollAdvertisement before streaming content
overlay · click-through · fullscreen · programmatic · impressions · monetization · intrusive · skippable · autoplay · takeover
- videosvideos, clip, clips, video clip, films
- advertisingad, ads, ad campaign, ad campaigns, advertising campaign
- tissuesadipose, neural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone
- pops upappears, arises, emerges, crops up, shows up
- ad inventoryairtime, avails, spot, time slot, ad buy
- chip defectsdefects, dislocations, dislocation, voids, cracks
interstitialprincipal
Chief school administrator
essential · primary · fundamental · main · substantive
interstitialcontinuous
Without pause or gap
uninterrupted · unbroken · sustained · seamless · contiguous
- interstitial faunaOrganisms inhabiting sediment spaces