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noun

the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.

the portion or extent of this in a given instance; extent or room in three dimensions: the space occupied by a body.

extent or area in two dimensions; a particular extent of surface: to fill out blank spaces in a document.

Fine Arts.

the designed and structured surface of a picture: In Mondrian's later work he organized space in highly complex rhythms.

the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface.

outer space.

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deep space.

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

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

linear distance; a particular distance: trees separated by equal spaces.

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Mathematics. a system of objects with relations between the objects defined.

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

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an interval of time; a while: After a space he continued his story.

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an area or interval allowed for or taken by advertising, as in a periodical, on the radio, etc.

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Music. the interval between two adjacent lines of the staff.

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an interval or blank area in text: a space between the letters.

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Printing. one of the blank pieces of metal, less than type-high, used to separate words, sentences, etc.

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Telegraphy. an interval during the transmitting of a message when the key is not in contact.

18.

radio or television broadcast time allowed or available for a program, advertisement, etc.

19.

freedom or opportunity to express oneself, resolve a personal difficulty, be alone, etc.; allowance, understanding, or noninterference: Right now, you can help by giving me some space.

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verb (used with object)

20.

to fix the space or spaces of; divide into spaces.

21.

to set some distance apart.

22.

Printing, Writing.

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

to extend by inserting more space or spaces (usually followed by out).

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adjective

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of, pertaining to, or concerned with outer space or deep space: a space mission.

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designed for or suitable to use in the exploration of outer space or deep space: space tools; specially packaged space food for astronauts.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Old French espace < Latin spatium

Related forms

spac·er, noun

mis·space, verb (used with object), -spaced, -spac·ing.

re·space, verb (used with object), -spaced, -spac·ing.

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Example Sentences

Generating energy from space solar power is not science fiction.

Office space is a perennial hot topic in higher education.

Most of the planets also have magnetic fields, which extend into space and form a magnetosphere around each planet.

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Generating energy from space solar power is not science fiction.

Office space is a perennial hot topic in higher education.

Most of the planets also have magnetic fields, which extend into space and form a magnetosphere around each planet.

Scientists have spotted the wreckage from a spectacular collision between two planets deep in space.

The other thing about his office was it was a nice, comfortable space for students to come sit.

Forget the launchpads, the giant rockets, and the gazillion-dollar prices for getting satellites into space.

Luckily, policy makers are paying attention to space weather.

He loved the age-old mysteries surrounding the nature of matter, time and space at the heart of cosmology and metaphysics.

Galaxies are sprawling space systems composed of dust, gas, and countless stars.

Rare electric-blue clouds on the edge of space have been putting on a spectacular light-show this week.

The third is to create a personal space of invention in a virtual environment.

Peek inside his mobile studio and get ideas for your own stylish small space.

It is difficult to believe that this will be the last space shuttle launch.

It is called a space plane, but it may not be a plane.

The multiverse, if it exists, may have sprung out of a chaotic fluctuation of empty space.

According to the big bang, space itself is expanding.

They went up in the first space missions to see what would happen to cells in zero gravity.

But the smallest patch of yard can serve up extra gardening space if you go vertical.

To crack the mysteries of interplanetary space travel, you first consult with the old woman in the shack.

China successfully launched its first manned space mission today.

In this home office, a wall of red delineates the work area from the rest of the space.

We claim to run an open sourced space project without any organizational profit and this is true.

Grow veggies on raised beds in a compact space more.

Four years ago an egg-shaped space ship powered by a rubber-burning rocket blasted into nearly low orbit.

The proliferation of empty space presents an opportunity to re-think urban infrastructure.

Science and engineering research space at the nation's.

If plans for a new range of suborbital vehicles get off the drawing board, then holidays in space could get.

Now proponents hope to revive the romance of human space exploration.

Space technology offers only so many ways to answer nature's call when you're in orbit.

The astronaut talks about his lunar mission, the scandal that followed and the future of space missions.

Take advantage of all that space by displaying photos.

News about international space cooperation and ventures.

Gibbons and her staff will soon get to witness how study space gets used by a completely different set: graduate students.

It asks the space agency to focus on private-sector transport to the space station and long-distance human missions.

Whether peering into deep space or checking on human activity, spacecraft and satellites from days gone by are still on the.

The lander's rockets supplied the boost needed to guide the space capsule accurately around the moon and back toward earth.

Find his tips for small space interior design, along.

Space radiation might finally be good for something.

Low flew three space shuttle missions and later became an executive in the space industry.

Maybe there's enough space for a new lab for you or a multi-use space.

He claims however to have found redemption with a third wife and a new calling as a space advocate.

Students examine the purpose and function of space probes.

Energetic protons from deep space continuously bombard our planet and strike atoms in the upper layers of the atmosphere.

We need to focus on how best to make the transition from the space shuttle to the space station to space exploration.

Nigeria looks to cheap satellites and strategic investment in space technology to help fix some of its biggest earthly problems.

When office workers resort to space heaters to keep warm, overall efficiency in the building is undone.

But the price, too often, is that he gives them too much space to utter lofty thoughts that do not tell the reader much.

Buzz about a quantum gravity theory that sends space and time back to their.

Carve into the attic for a home office, bathroom, and extra sleeping space.

From tiny bolts to whole space stations, people have.

Tang, no matter what you've heard, was not an invention of the space program.

Calif, is expected to exceed its capacity soon, and university officials are searching for more space.

Stars blow a huge bubble in space, the space shuttle seems to drop from the sky, and more in the week's best space pictures.

Science fiction stories routinely conjure up black holes as portals for traveling across interstellar space.

Previous experiments indicate that some organisms become hardier and more virulent in outer space and more resistant to drugs.

College librarians are faced with the challenge of expanding digital media and study space while reducing print media.

Midwest, and more in the week's best space pictures.

The next great challenge will be creating profitable space enterprises.

Certain experiences can change your life: traveling to an exotic country, visiting an active volcano, floating through space.

Turn that barren space between the curb and the sidewalk into pretty gardens that need little water or care.

Weightlessness, dark matter, and mind-blowing telescope images are great reasons to be excited about space exploration.

Advertiser does not use the amount of space or submit the required number of insertions upon which its billings have been based.

Gift ideas for anyone with an interest in science and space exploration.

There's a reason that so many sci-fi thrillers are set in space.

The instrument, about the size of a coffee table, rode on a satellite deployed by the space shuttle.

Bright and airy, this backyard shed and greenhouse is a space any gardener would love.

Space is full of images that make a geek's heart flutter.

The department is housed in a state-of-the-art research and teaching facility that includes excellent space for animal research.

Some of those stars exploded, spewing the heavier elements out into space.

Get an expert's secrets to spicing up even the smallest space.

The number of paintings you install is dependent upon the architecture of the space where you are showing them.

Answers will reveal your ideal outdoor living space.

Some college students are fortunate enough to have access to a communal kitchen space in their dorm.

See how one home became a serene and sophisticated live-work space.

But it was having a space away from everyone else that was more appealing than the space itself.

Transform your garden space into a retreat with the soft sound of water.

It's always been my dream to watch a space shuttle launch and, more recently, to take my kids to see one.

Living space doesn't have to mean four walls and a ceiling.

The line between your space and everyone else's is now a beeping, ringing blur.

How to provide privacy while maximizing space and flow was the problem tackled in the design of this master bath.

Its privately developed rocket has made it into space.

For the first time, scientists were able to track an asteroid from space to the ground and recover pieces of it.

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World English Dictionary

space (speɪs)

—n
1.	the unlimited three-dimensional expanse in which all material objects are locatedRelated: spatial
2.	an interval of distance or time between two points, objects, or events
3.	a blank portion or area
4.	a. unoccupied area or room: there is no space for a table
	b. (in combination): space-saving Related: spacious
5.	freedom to do what a person wishes to for his or her own personal development
6.	a. the region beyond the earth's atmosphere containing the other planets of the solar system, stars, galaxies, etc; universe
	b. (as modifier): a space probe; space navigation
7.	a. the region beyond the earth's atmosphere occurring between the celestial bodies of the universe. The density is normally negligible although cosmic rays, meteorites, gas clouds, etc, can occur. It can be divided into cislunar space (between the earth and moon), interplanetary space, interstellar space, and intergalactic space
	b. (as modifier): a space station; a space simulator
8.	a seat or place, as on a train, aircraft, etc
9.	printing
	a. a piece of metal, less than type-high, used to separate letters or words in hot-metal printing
	b. any of the gaps used to separate letters, words, or lines in photocomposition, desktop publishing, etc
10.	music any of the gaps between the lines that make up the staff
11.	maths a collection of unspecified points having properties that obey a specified set of axioms: Euclidean space
12.	telegraphy Also called: spacing the period of time that separates complete letters, digits, and other characters in Morse code

—vb
13.	to place or arrange at intervals or with spaces between
14.	to divide into or by spaces: to space one's time evenly
15.	printing to separate (letters, words, or lines) by the insertion of spaces

Related: spatial, spacious

[C13: from Old French espace, from Latin spatium]

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

space

c.1300, "an area, extent, expanse, lapse of time," aphetic of O.Fr. espace, from L. spatium "room, area, distance, stretch of time," of unknown origin. Astronomical sense of "stellar depths" is first recorded 1667 in "Paradise Lost."

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"Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards." [Sir Fred Hoyle, "London Observer," 1979]

Typographical sense is attested from 1676 (typewriter space bar is from 1888). Space age is attested from 1946; spacewalk is from 1965. Many compounds first appeared in science fiction and speculative writing, e.g. spaceship (1894, "Journey in Other Worlds"); spacesuit (1920); spacecraft (1930, "Scientific American"); space travel (1931); space station (1936, "Rockets Through Space"); spaceman (1942, "Thrilling Wonder Stories;" earlier it meant "journalist paid by the length of his copy," 1892). Spacious is attested from 1382.

space

1703, "to arrange at set intervals," from space (n.). Meaning "to be in a state of drug-induced euphoria" is recorded from 1968. Space cadet "eccentric person disconnected with reality" (often implying an intimacy with hallucinogenic drugs) is a 1960s phrase, probably traceable

to 1950s U.S. sci-fi television program "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet," which was watched by many children who dreamed of growing up to be one and succeeded.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

space (spās)
n.
A particular area, extent, or cavity of the body.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

space (spās) Pronunciation Key

The region of the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere. ◇ The part of this region within the solar system is known as interplanetary space. ◇ The part of this region beyond the solar system but within the Milky Way or within another galaxy is known as interstellar space. ◇ The part of this region between the Milky Way and other galaxies is known as intergalactic space.
The familiar three-dimensional region or field of everyday experience.
Mathematics A mathematical object, typically a set of sets, that is usually structured to define a range across which variables or other objects (such as a coordinate system) can be defined.

Slang Dictionary

space out definition

n.
a giddy person. (Usually space-out.) : Terry is becoming such a space-out!
in.
and space. to become giddy; to become disoriented. : She is spacing again. She doesn't even know where she is.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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