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interspine

interspine adjective: between spines.

Adjective

interspine (not comparable)

  1. Between spines.
    • The devices limit the range of motion of the spine that are trapped within it so that there is a reduction in the amount of interspine bending and interspine torsion for the regions in which the garments are applied.1980, Developments in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, page 82
    • For example, inhibitory synapses on the trunk dendrite would reduce interspine communication and could control saltatory conduction between spines (Shepherd and Brayton, 1987).2004, Gordon M. Shepherd, The Synaptic Organization of the Brain, page 547

Noun

interspine (plural interspines)

  1. A spine of connective tissue that connects the rays of a fish's fin.
    • It consists of 10 short rays, articulating with 10 long and slender interspines, the anterior one of the series being 1 8/10 inch in length.1864, Geological Survey of Great Britain, Figures and Descriptions Illustrative of British Organic Remains
    • The first interspine is roughly parallel to the outline of the brain and to it is attached the succeeding ray.1922, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, volume 12, page 201
  2. The area between spines on a sunspot.
    • This convective signature is the same in spines and interspines.2013, Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics, page 924
    • It was proposed that the PJs form as a result of reconnection between two magnetic components of penumbra (spines and interspines), and that they could contribute to the transition region (TR) and coronal heating above sunspot penumbrae.2015, Sanjiv K. Tiwari, Ronald L. Moore, Amy R. Winebarger, Shane E. Alpert, “Transition-Region/Coronal Signatures and Magnetic Setting of Sunspot Penumbral Jets: Hinode (SOT/FG), Hi-C and SDO/AIA...
  3. The interior of the spinal cord.
    • Avoid unnecessary dissection, especially of the interspine and ligaments.2016, Michael P Steinmetz, Edward C. Benzel, Benzel's Spine Surgery

Examples of interspine in a sentence

  • This effect is aimed at inducing large interspine intervals to accommodate a high number of voltage dependent Ca²⁺ channels.2004, Chris I. De Zeeuw, Federico Cicirata, Creating Coordination in the Cerebellum, page 54:
  • Finally, based on the link between spine head diameter and interspine distance, one could also expect corresponding increases in interspine distances in distal dendrites.2010, Rafael Yuste, Dendritic Spines, page 38:
  • Interspines begin to differentiate, but hypurals and epurals do not.2012, J.H.S. Blaxter, The Early Life History of Fish, page 680:

Forms of interspine

pluralinterspines

Origin of interspine

From inter- + spine.

Questions about interspine

What does interspine mean?
Interspine means between spines.
How do you use interspine in a sentence?
This effect is aimed at inducing large interspine intervals to accommodate a high number of voltage dependent Ca²⁺ channels.
What part of speech is interspine?
Interspine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near interspine in the dictionary

  1. intersphincteric
  2. interspicular
  3. interspike
  4. interspin
  5. interspinal
  6. interspine
  7. interspines
  8. interspinous
  9. interspiracular
  10. interspiration
  11. interspirations

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