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spacing

Verb

∙ present participle of space

Noun

∙ The action of the verb space.
∙ A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces.
∙ The space between two objects or people.

Adjective

∙ That inserts space between two objects.

space

Noun

∙ Of time. heading
- ∙ Free time; leisure, opportunity. [from 14^thc.] now rare, archaic
- ∙ A specific (specified) period of time. [from 14^thc.]
- ∙ An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while. [from 15^thc.]
∙ Unlimited or generalized physical extent. heading
- ∙ Distance between things. [from 14^thc.]
- ∙ Physical extent across two or three dimensions; area, volume (sometimes for or to do something). [from 14^thc.]
- ∙ 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. [from 17^thc.]
- ∙ The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. [from 17^thc.]
- ∙ The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom. [from 20^thc.]
∙ A bounded or specific physical extent. heading
- ∙ A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries. [from 14^thc.]
- ∙ A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines. [from 15^thc.] music
- ∙ A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. [from 16^thc.]
- ∙ 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). [from 17^thc.] letterpress typography
- ∙ A gap; an empty place. [from 17^thc.]
- ∙ A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates. geometry
- ∙ 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). [from 20^thc.] countable, mathematics
- ∙ A marketplace for goods or services. countable, figuratively

Verb

∙ To roam, walk, wander. obsolete, intransitive
∙ To set some distance apart. transitive
∙ To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
∙ To eject into outer space, usually without a space suit. transitive

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