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Definition of 'space'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) space
the unlimited three- dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.

2.  space
the portion or extent of this in a given instance.

3.  space
extent or area in two dimensions; a particular extent of surface.

4.  space
a place available for a particular purpose:
a parking space.

5.  space
a seat, berth, or room on a train, airplane, etc.

6.  space
linear distance, as between objects.

7.  space
the designed and structured surface of a picture.

8.  space
the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface.

9.  space
a set of points or mathematical elements that fulfills certain prescribed conditions:
Euclidean space; vector space.

10.  space
extent, or a particular extent, of time:
a space of two hours.

11.  space
an interval of time; a while.

12.  space
an interval or blank area in text.

13.  space
an interval or blank area the width of one typed character.

14.  space
an area or time period allotted or available for a specific use, as advertising, in a publication or broadcasting medium.

15.  space
the interval between two adjacent lines of the musical staff.

16.  space
one of the blank pieces of metal, less than type-high, used in printing to separate words, sentences, etc.

17.  space
an interval during the transmitting of a telegraphic message when the key is not in contact.

18.  space
freedom or opportunity to express oneself, fulfill one's needs, have privacy, etc.

19. (v.t.) space
to fix the space or spaces of; divide into spaces.

20.  space
to set some distance apart.

21.  space
to separate (words, letters, or lines) by spaces.

22.  space
to extend by inserting more space or spaces (usu. fol. by out).

23.  space
space out, to become abstracted, forgetful, or dreamily inattentive.

24. (adj.) space
of, pertaining to, or suitable for use in outer space or deep space:
space travel; a space vehicle.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME (n.) < OF espace < L spatium)

Definition of 'space'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) space, infinite
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
"they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"

2. (noun) space
an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
"the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"

3. (noun) space
an area reserved for some particular purpose
"the laboratory's floor space"

4. (noun) outer space, space
any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
"the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"; "the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth"

5. (noun) space, blank
a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
"he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"

6. (noun) distance, space
the interval between two times
"the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"

7. (noun) space, blank space, place
a blank area
"write your name in the space provided"

8. (noun) space
one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
"the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"

9. (verb) quad, space
(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences

10. (verb) space
place at intervals
"Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates"

Definition of 'space'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) space
an available area or place
Write the word in the space provided.; There's a space next to John if you want to sit there.; There's not enough space for a table.

2. space
the place beyond Earth
a NASA probe traveling through space

3. (verb) space
to place things at a particular distance apart
Tents must be spaced at least 3m apart.

Definition of 'space'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) space
extension, considered independently of anything which it may contain; that which makes extended objects conceivable and possible

2. (noun) space
place, having more or less extension; room

3. (noun) space
a quantity or portion of extension; distance from one thing to another; an interval between any two or more objects; as, the space between two stars or two hills; the sound was heard for the space of a mile

4. (noun) space
quantity of time; an interval between two points of time; duration; time

5. (noun) space
a short time; a while

6. (noun) space
walk; track; path; course

7. (noun) space
a small piece of metal cast lower than a face type, so as not to receive the ink in printing, -- used to separate words or letters

8. (noun) space
the distance or interval between words or letters in the lines, or between lines, as in books

9. (noun) space
one of the intervals, or open places, between the lines of the staff

10. (noun) space
to walk; to rove; to roam

11. (noun) space
to arrange or adjust the spaces in or between; as, to space words, lines, or letters

Definition of 'space'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. space
A medium like the land, sea, and air within which military activities shall be conducted to achieve US national security objectives.

Translation of 'space'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a gap; an empty or uncovered place I couldn't find a space for my car.
Afrikaans: spasie	Arabic: حَيِّز، فراغ، مكان	Bulgarian: празно място
Brazilian: lugar	Czech: místo; mezera	German: der Raum
Danish: plads	Greek: (ελεύθερος) χώρος	Spanish: espacio, hueco
Estonian: tühi koht, tühik	Farsi: فاصله	Finnish: tila
French: place	Hebrew: רֶוַוח	Hindi: खाली जगह, खुला स्थान
Croatian: površina, praznina	Hungarian: hely; tér	Indonesian: ruangan
Icelandic: rúm, pláss	Italian: spazio, posto	Japanese: 空間
Korean: 틈	Lithuanian: vieta	Latvian: vieta
Malay: tempat	Dutch: plaats	Norwegian: plass
Polish: miejsce	Persian: فاصله	Pashto: فاصله
Portuguese: lugar	Romanian: loc	Russian: место
Slovak: miesto; medzera	Slovenian: prostor	Serbian: prostor
Swedish: utrymme, plats, tomrum	Thai: ที่ว่าง	Turkish: yer
Taiwanese: 空地，空位，間隔	Ukrainian: місце; площа	Urdu: خلا، خالی جگہ
Vietnamese: khoảng trống, khoảng cách	Chinese: 空地，空格，间隔，空白处
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