space

IPA: spˈeɪs

noun

  • (heading) Of time.
  • (now rare, archaic) Free time; leisure, opportunity.
  • A specific (specified) period of time.
  • An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
  • (heading) Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.
  • Distance between things.
  • Physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
  • Physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
  • The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
  • The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
  • (heading) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise.
  • A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries.
  • (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
  • A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
  • (letterpress typography) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
  • A gap; an empty place.
  • (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
  • (countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
  • (countable, figuratively) A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
  • Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
  • A surname.

verb

  • (obsolete, intransitive) To roam, walk, wander.
  • (transitive) To set some distance apart.
  • To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
  • To space out (become distracted, lose focus).
  • (transitive, science fiction) To eject into outer space, usually without a space suit.
  • (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
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Examples of "space" in Sentences

  • The inner space was cozy.
  • It is, rather, a space of potentiality.
  • It's the space of irreducible characters.
  • Redecorating dorm rooms gives extra space.
  • The last optical space in the system is the image space.
  • The first optical space in the system is the object space.
  • The oculo malar space is the distance between the eye and the mandible.
  • The Defensible Space Theory is applicable to any type of planned space.
  • The impact plate is spaced a specific distance above the exit of the flue.
  • Typically, the measurable space is the measurable space over the real numbers.

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