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Spaced

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space

  [speys] noun, verb, spaced, spac⋅ing, adjective
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–noun
1. the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
2. the portion or extent of this in a given instance; extent or room in three dimensions: the space occupied by a body.
3. extent or area in two dimensions; a particular extent of surface: to fill out blank spaces in a document.
4. Fine Arts.
a. the designed and structured surface of a picture: In Mondrian's later work he organized space in highly complex rhythms.
b. the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface.
5. outer space.
6. deep space.
7. a seat, berth, or room on a train, airplane, etc.
8. a place available for a particular purpose: a parking space.
9. linear distance; a particular distance: trees separated by equal spaces.
10. Mathematics. a system of objects with relations between the objects defined.
11. extent, or a particular extent, of time: a space of two hours.
12. an interval of time; a while: After a space he continued his story.
13. an area or interval allowed for or taken by advertising, as in a periodical, on the radio, etc.
14. Music. the interval between two adjacent lines of the staff.
15. an interval or blank area in text: a space between the letters.
16. Printing. one of the blank pieces of metal, less than type-high, used to separate words, sentences, etc.
17. 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.
–verb (used with object)
20. to fix the space or spaces of; divide into spaces.
21. to set some distance apart.
22. Printing, Writing.
a. to separate (words, letters, or lines) by spaces.
b. to extend by inserting more space or spaces (usually fol. by out).
–adjective
23. of, pertaining to, or concerned with outer space or deep space: a space mission.
24. 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; ME (n.) < OF espace < L spatium

Related forms:
spacer, noun

spaced-out

  [speyst-out]
–adjective Slang.
1. dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
2. dreamily or eerily out of touch with reality or seemingly so; spacey.
Also, spaced.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; on the pattern of phrasal verbs with out marking perfectivity; space appar. by assoc. with “outer space” as, metaphorically, a place outside normal consciousness
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space   (spās)   
n.  

    1. Mathematics A set of elements or points satisfying specified geometric postulates: non-Euclidean space.

    2. The infinite extension of the three-dimensional region in which all matter exists.

    3. The expanse in which the solar system, stars, and galaxies exist; the universe.

    4. The region of this expanse beyond Earth's atmosphere.

    5. An extent or expanse of a surface or three-dimensional area: Water covered a large space at the end of the valley.

    6. A blank or empty area: the spaces between words.

    7. An area provided for a particular purpose: a parking space.

    8. A period or interval of time.

    9. A little while: Let's rest for a space.

    1. The expanse in which the solar system, stars, and galaxies exist; the universe.

    2. The region of this expanse beyond Earth's atmosphere.

    3. An extent or expanse of a surface or three-dimensional area: Water covered a large space at the end of the valley.

    4. A blank or empty area: the spaces between words.

    5. An area provided for a particular purpose: a parking space.

    6. A period or interval of time.

    7. A little while: Let's rest for a space.

    1. An extent or expanse of a surface or three-dimensional area: Water covered a large space at the end of the valley.

    2. A blank or empty area: the spaces between words.

    3. An area provided for a particular purpose: a parking space.

    4. A period or interval of time.

    5. A little while: Let's rest for a space.

  4. Reserved or available accommodation on a public transportation vehicle.

    1. A period or interval of time.

    2. A little while: Let's rest for a space.

  6. Sufficient freedom from external pressure to develop or explore one's needs, interests, and individuality: "The need for personal space inevitably asserts itself" (Maggie Scarf).

  7. Music One of the intervals between the lines of a staff.

  8. Printing One of the blank pieces of type or other means used for separating words or characters.

  9. One of the intervals during the telegraphic transmission of a message when the key is open or not in contact.

  10. Blank sections in printed material or broadcast time available for use by advertisers.

v.   spaced, spac·ing, spac·es

v.   tr.

  1. To organize or arrange with spaces between.

  2. To separate or keep apart.

  3. Slang To stupefy or disorient from or as if from a drug. Often used with out: The antihistamine spaces me out so I can't think clearly.

v.   intr. Slang
To be or become stupefied or disoriented. Often used with out: I was supposed to meet her, but I spaced out and forgot.

[Middle English, area, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium.]
spac'er n.
spaced   (spāst)   
adj.   Slang
Spaced-out.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
space out

  1. n.
    a giddy person. (Usually space-out.) : Terry is becoming such a space-out!
  2. 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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spaced (out)

and spacy
  1. mod.
    silly; giddy. : I have such spaced out parents!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

space  (n.)
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."
"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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: space
Pronunciation: 'spAs
Function: noun
1 : a period of time; also : its duration
2 : a limitedextent in one, two, or three dimensions
3 : a particular area or cavity within the body
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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