adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪntəˈstɪʃəl/
General-American:/ɪntəɹˈstɪʃəl/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T ER0 S T IH1 SH AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or situated in an interstice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The novel's interstitial chapters.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A web page, usually carrying advertising, displayed when leaving one content page for another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Topics: advertising, business, marketing
Examples
An interstitial appeared before the download.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An interstitial discontinuity in a crystal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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.
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Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to interstices
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin interstitiālis. By surface analysis, interstitium + -al.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
միջնակա
(miǰnaka)
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Armenian:
միջանկյալ
(miǰankyal)
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Catalan:
intersticial
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Chinese Mandarin:
間質 /间质
(jiānzhí)
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Dutch:
met betrekking tot een tussenruimte
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Dutch:
tussenliggend
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Dutch:
interstitieel
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Finnish:
väli-
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Finnish:
rako-
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
French:
interstitiel
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Galician:
intersticial
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
German:
Zwischen-
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
German:
zwischenliegend
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Italian:
interstiziale
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Portuguese:
intersticial
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Romanian:
interstițial
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Russian:
промежу́точный
(promežútočnyj)
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Russian:
щели́стый
(ščelístyj)
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Russian:
внутритка́невый
(vnutritkánevyj)
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Spanish:
intersticial
— of, relating to, or situated in an interstice
Finnish:
väli-ikkuna
— web page displayed before a content page
French:
publicité interstitielle
— web page displayed before a content page
German:
Interstitial
— web page displayed before a content page
Portuguese:
anúncio intersticial
— web page displayed before a content page
Russian:
вста́вка
(vstávka)
— web page displayed before a content page
Armenian:
հանգուցամեջ
(hangucʻameǰ)
— interstitial discontinuity in a crystal
Dutch:
interstitieel
— interstitial discontinuity in a crystal
Finnish:
välisijavirhe
— interstitial discontinuity in a crystal
German:
Interstitial
— interstitial discontinuity in a crystal
German:
Zwischengitteratom
— interstitial discontinuity in a crystal
Portuguese:
interstício
— interstitial discontinuity in a crystal
Russian:
междоу́злие
(meždoúzlije)
— interstitial discontinuity in a crystal
Spanish:
intersticial
— interstitial discontinuity in a crystal
