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English Idioms :: spacing
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spacing - See: OUTER SPACE. |
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Traditional English :: spacing
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spacing - n. & v. --n. 1 a a continuous unlimited area or expanse which may or may not contain objects etc. b an interval between one, two, or three-dimensional points or objects (a space of 10 metres). c an empty area; room (clear a space in the corner; occupies too much space).
2 a large unoccupied region (the wide open spaces).
3 = outer space.
4 an interval of time (in the space of an hour).
5 the amount of paper used in writing etc. (hadn't the space to discuss it).
6 a a blank between printed, typed, or written words, etc. b a piece of metal providing this.
7 Mus. each of the blanks between the lines of a staff. --v.tr.
1 set or arrange at intervals.
2 put spaces between (esp. words, letters, lines, etc. in printing, typing, or writing).
3 (as spaced adj.) (often foll. by out) sl. in a state of euphoria, esp. from taking drugs. space age the era when space travel has become possible. space-bar a long key in a typewriter for making a space between words etc. space flight 1 a journey through space.
2 = space travel. space out put more or wider spaces or intervals between. space probe = PROBE n. 4. space rocket a rocket used to launch a spacecraft. space-saving occupying little space. space shuttle a rocket for repeated use esp. between the earth and a space station. space station an artificial satellite used as a base for operations in space. space-time (or space-time continuum) the fusion of the concepts of space and time, esp. as a four-dimensional continuum. space travel travel through outer space. space traveller a traveller in outer space; an astronaut. space vehicle = SPACECRAFT. space walk any physical activity by an astronaut in space outside a spacecraft. spacer n. spacing n. (esp. in sense 2 of v.). [ME f. OF espace f. L spatium] |
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Most Often Usage
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baluster spacing
floor joist spacing
joist spacing
deck joist spacing
sibling spacing
spacing guild
trading spacing
wheel back spacing
child spacing
html in spacing
pregnancy spacing
html line spacing
letter spacing
double spacing
deck post spacing
third spacing
business letter spacing
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