outer space en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌaʊtɚ ˈspeɪs/ (US)
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- [ˌaʊ̯tə ˈspɛɪ̯s] (UK)
- /ˌaʊtə ˈspeɪs/ (UK)
- [ˌaʊ̯ɾɚ ˈspeɪ̯s] (US)
Etymology
From outer + space.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A region outside of explored space.
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(uncountable) Any region of space beyond limits determined with reference to boundaries of a celestial system or body, especially the region of space immediately beyond Earth's atmosphere; sometimes, space beyond Earth's solar system.
Dans added: “We talk about outer space and trips to Mars and then when you realise Nuuk is a three-hour flight from New York City, or thereabouts, it gets interesting.”
2025 March 8, Miranda Bryant, quoting Tom Dans, “‘It’s very unpredictable’: divided Greenland prepares to vote amid Trump-inspired existential crisis”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2025:Science fiction often imagines alien civilizations in the depths of outer space.
Astronauts train for years before traveling to outer space.
The telescope captured incredible images from outer space.
- (uncountable) A bluish shade of black.
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Synonyms
last frontier · final frontier · high frontier
Translations (96)
tt фәза (region) · cmn 外層空間 /外层空间 (region) · de Weltraum (region) · sh kosmos (region) · vi vũ trụ (region) · de Weltall (region) · tt галәми фәза (region) · gu અંતરિક્ષ (region) · nv yágháhonikáán (region) · es espacio exterior (region) · kk ғарыш (region) · bg косми́ческо простра́нство (region) · bg ко́смос (region) · sh васио́на (region) · is útgeimur (region) · sh vasióna (region) · cmn 太空 (region) · tg фазои берунӣ (region) · az kosmik fəza (region) · ka კოსმოსი (region) · sh васељена (region) · nl ruimte (region) · ps بهرنى تشيال (region) · hi अंतरिक्ष (region) · ru откры́тый ко́смос (region) · tg фазои кайҳон (region) · sh vaseljena (region) · ru ко́смос (region) · lt kosminė erdvė (region) · ko 우주 공간 (region) · ro spațiu interplanetar (region) · sk kozmický priestor (region) · ba йыһан (region) · uk космі́чний про́стір (region) · fa-ira فَضایِ کِیْهان (region) · he חָלָל חִיצוֹן (region) · ja 宇宙空間 (region) · ms angkasa lepas (region) · fa-ira اِسْپاش (region) · sw anga za juu (region) · uk ко́смос (region) · lv kosmiskā telpa (region) · ka ღია კოსმოსი (region) · et maailmaruum (region) · no verdensrom (region) · fa-ira فَضا (region) · cmn 宇宙空間 /宇宙空间 (region) · be ко́смас (region) · az kosmos (region) · sh svȅmīr (region) · el διάστημα (region) · ar فَضَاء خَارِجِيّ (region) · ko 우주 (region) · ur فَضائے بَسِیط (region) · no ytre rom (region) · sl vesoljski prostor (region) · ja 宇宙 (region) · tr dış uzay (region) · fr espace extérieur (region) · sh све̏мӣр (region) · lo ອະວະກາດ (region) · es espacio cósmico (region) · be касмі́чная прасто́ра (region) · pt espaço sideral (region) · cs kosmický prostor (region) · sh космос (region) · ru косми́ческое простра́нство (region) · da ydre rum (region) · fi ulkoavaruus (region) · nv yáhoníkáán (region) · hu világűr (region) · pl przestrzeń kosmiczna (region) · my အာကာသ (region) · uz kosmos (region) · fr espace extra-atmosphérique (region) · ro spațiu cosmic (region) · th อวกาศ (region) · fa-ira فَضایِ بیرونی (region) · ta விண்வெளி (region) · sv yttre rymden (region) · de All (region) · ro cosmos (region) · hy տիեզերական տարածություն (region) · it spazio esterno (region) · tg фазо (region) · mk вселенски простор (region) · be касьмі́чная прасто́ра (region) · km អវកាស (region) · mi tuarangi (region) · it cosmo (region) · pl kosmos (region) · ky космос (region) · nv yágháhookáán (region) · uz fazo (region) · ca espai exterior (region) · it spazio cosmico (region)