Opening vs Interstice - What's the difference?
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An act or instance of making or becoming open.
Something that is open.
An act or instance of beginning.
Something that is a beginning.
# The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
# The initial period a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.
# The first few measures of a musical composition.
# (chess) The first few moves in a game of chess.
A vacant position, especially in an array.
# A time available in a schedule.
# An unoccupied employment position.
An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
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A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, as between cords in a rope or components of a multiconductor electrical cable or between atoms in a crystal.
An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
By extension, a small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.
Figuratively, a fragment of space
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Opening is a related term of interstice.
As nouns the difference between opening and interstice
is that opening is an act or instance of making or becoming open while interstice is a small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, as between cords in a rope or components of a multiconductor electrical cable or between atoms in a crystal.As a verb opening
is .As an adjective opening
is (cricket).opening
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.
- He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents.
- A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.
- He slipped through an opening in the crowd.
- There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.
- Their opening of the concert with ''Brass in Pocket'' always fires up the crowd.
- They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening , but hoped that word would spread.
- John spends two hours a day studying openings , and another two hours studying endgames.
- Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?
- If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock.
- The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM.
- We have an opening in our marketing department.
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Synonyms
* (something that is open) hole, gap, crevice * (available time) availability, slot * See alsoCoordinate terms
* (opening of an art show) vernissageDerived terms
* grand opening * market opening * opening batsman * opening ceremony * opening credits * opening day * opening fire * opening hours * opening of an envelope * soft opening ----interstice
English
Noun
(en noun)- Relics of the British empire now mostly survive in the interstices of the global economy. They are the major winners from the fiscal haemorrhage that has resulted from financial globalisation.