Friday, March 5, 2010

Note // Interstitial

Note to self: interstitial is a weird word.

The definition, you ask?

in·ter·sti·tial

[in-ter-stish-uhl]
–adjective
1.
pertaining to, situated in, or forming interstices.
2.
Anatomy. situated between the cells of a structure or part:interstitial tissue.
–noun
3.
Crystallography. an imperfection in a crystal caused by the presence of an extra atom in an otherwise complete lattice.Compare vacancy (def. 6).


Yeah, I'm still not sure what it means. . .

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