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space en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /speɪs/
  • (US) audio
  • spās

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin spatiumbor. Old French espace Anglo-Norman spacebor. Middle English space English space From Middle English space, from Anglo-Norman space, variant of espace, espas, et al.; and spaze, variant of espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂- (“to stretch, to pull”). Partially displaced native Old English rum, whence Modern English room.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ The distance between objects.
    • But neere him, thy Angell / Becomes a feare: as being o're-powr'd, therefore / Make ſpace enough betweene you. c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii], page 347, column 2:
    • Which means that for every car there was 10 years ago, there are now 40. Which means - and this is my own, not totally scientific, calculation - that the space between cars on the roads in 1991 was roughly 39 car lengths, because today there is no space at all. 2001 November 3, Sam Wollaston, “Russian around”, in The Guardian:
  2. (countable, uncountable) Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ A physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
    • O God, I could be bounded in a nutſhell, and / count my ſelfe a King of infinite ſpace; were it not that / I haue bad dreames. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii], page 364, column 1:
    • They also wanted a larger garden and more space for home working. 2007 May 12, Dominic Bradbury, “Lost and found - an artist's voyage from city to country”, in The Guardian:
  3. (countable, uncountable) Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ A 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.
    • These are not questions which can be decided by reference to our space intuitions, for our intuitions are confined to Euclidean space, and even there are insufficient, approximative. 1880 August, Popular Science:
    • Space is the Phantasme of a Thing existing without the Mind simply. 1656, Thomas Hobbes, Elements of Philosophy, section II:
    • The early results from Gravity Probe B, one of Nasa's most complicated satellites, confirmed yesterday 'to a precision of better than 1 per cent' the assertion Einstein made 90 years ago - that an object such as the Earth does indeed distort the fabric of space and time. 2007 April 15, Anushka Asthana, David Smith, The Observer:
  4. (countable, uncountable) Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
    • After all, to go into outer space is not so much worse, if at all, than a polar expedition. 1900 December – 1901 August, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, The First Men in the Moon, London: George Newnes, […], published 1901, →OCLC:
    • the first man in space
    • The human race must colonise space within the next two centuries or it will become extinct, Stephen Hawking warned today. 2010 August 9, Stephen Hawking, quotee, “Stephen Hawking: mankind must colonise space or die out”, in The Guardian:
    • How firſt began this Heav'n which we behold / Diſtant ſo high, with moving Fires adornd / Innumerable, and this which yeelds or fills / All ſpace, the ambient Aire wide interfus'd / Imbracing round this florid Earth, […] 1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 86–90:
  5. (countable, uncountable) Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
    • Around the time of my parents' divorce, I learned that reading could also give me space. 1996, Linda Brodkey, Writing Permitted in Designated Areas Only:
    • "I care about you Billy, whether you believe it or not; but right now I need my space." 2008, Jimmy Treigle, Walking on Water:
  6. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Of time. ▸ Free time; leisure, opportunity.
    • Come on, thou are granted ſpace. c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 245, column 2:
    • In two days hence / The Judge of life and death aſcends his ſeat. / —This will afford him ſpace to reach the camp[…]. 1793, Henry Boyd, “The Royal Message”, in Poems, Dublin: Graisberry and Campbell, page 408:
  7. (countable, uncountable) Of time. ▸ A specific (specified) period of time.
    • The match was lost, though, in the space of just twenty minutes or so. 2007 October 20, Andy Bull, “We wozn't robbed!”, in The Guardian:
    • I pray you, sirs, to take some cheers the while I go for a moment's space to my poor afflicted child. 1893, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, Giles Corey:
    • But their lead lasted just 10 minutes before Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe both headed home in the space of two minutes to wrestle back control. 2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3-1 Shamrock Rovers”, in BBC Sport:
  8. (countable, uncountable) Of time. ▸ An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
    • Even Comrade Butt cast off his gloom for a space and immersed his whole being in scrambled eggs. 1923 May 17, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “(please specify the page)”, in The Inimitable Jeeves, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
  9. (countable, uncountable) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries; (architecture) such a space inside or outside a building, often with a specified use.
    • Converted from vast chambers beneath the old Bankside Power Station which once held a million gallons of oil, the new public areas consist of two large circular spaces for performances and film installations, plus a warren of smaller rooms. 2012 July 16, Charlotte Higgins, “Tate Modern unlocks Tanks – and introduces live art into mainstream”, in The Guardian:
    • The street door was open, and we entered a narrow space with washing facilities, curtained off from the courtyard. 2000, Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Islam and Gender:
    • Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either. 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter II, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
    • exhibition space; public space; the space is light-filled
  10. (countable, uncountable) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
    • The lines and spaces of the staff are named according to the first seven letters of the alphabet, that is, A B C D E F G. 1990, Sammy Nzioki, Music Time:
    • The note next above Sol is La; La, therefore, stands in the 2nd space; Si, on the 3rd line, &c. 1849, Guillaume Louis Bocquillon-Wilhem, translated by John Pyke Hullah, Wilhelm's Method of Teaching Singing:
  11. (countable, uncountable) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
    • According to experts, a single line of text should rarely exceed about 50 characters (including letters and all the spaces between words). 1992, Sam H Ham, Environmental Interpretation:
    • It should be typed a space below the salutation : Dear Sir, Subject : Replacement of defective items. 2005, Dr BR Kishore, Dynamic Business Letter Writing:
  12. (countable, uncountable) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ 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).
    • Horizontal spacing is further divided into multiples and fractions of the em. The multiples are called quads. The fractions are called spaces. 1979, Marshall Lee, Bookmaking, page 110:
    • Other larger spaces – known as quads – were used to space out lines. 2005, Phil Baines, Andrew Haslam, Type & Typography, 2nd edition, page 91:
    • If it be only a Single Letter or two that drops, he thruſts the end of his Bodkin between every Letter of that Word, till he comes to a Space: and then perhaps by forcing thoſe Letters closer, he may have room to put in another Space or a Thin Space; which if he cannot do, and he finds the Space ſtand Looſe in the Form; he with the Point of his Bodkin picks the Space up and bows it a little; which bowing makes the Letters on each ſide of the Space keep their parallel diſtance; for by its Spring it thruſts the Letters that were cloſed with the end of the Bodkin to their adjunct Letters, that needed no cloſing. 1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises: Or, the Doctrine of Handy-Works. Applied to the art of Printing., volume 2, pages 240–1:
  13. (countable, uncountable) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ A gap; an empty place.
    • Mainstream Hollywood would not cater to the taste for sexual sensation, which left a space for B-movies, including noir. 2004, Harry M Benshoff, editor, Queer Cinéma:
    • A horizontal scar filled the space on her chest where her right breast used to be. 2009, Barbara L. Lev, From Pink to Green:
  14. (countable, uncountable) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
  15. (countable) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ 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).
    • Functional analysis is best approached through a sound knowledge of Hilbert space theory.
  16. (countable, figuratively) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
    • CNBC has shown a greater commitment to the crypto space than most other mainstream outlets, providing daily updates on bitcoin or other very large cryptocurrencies. 2019, Ryan Derousseau, The Everything Guide to Investing in Cryptocurrency […] , Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 269:
    • [T]hey became responsible for managing aspects of civilian labour in the medical space, and their roles were contrasted with those of the female physiotherapists in the hospital. 2020, Alexia Moncrieff, Expertise, Authority and Control, Cambridge University Press, page 187:
    • innovation in the browser space
  17. (countable, uncountable) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise. ▸ Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
    • Communication in Internet chat spaces allows participants to communicate so freely in the relative safety of anonymity that they forget their privacy. 2007, Jacob van Kokswijk, Digital Ego: Social and Legal Aspects of Virtual Identity, page 88:

Forms

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Deriveds

anti-space · spacer · covering space · meanwhile space · spacedock · space shuttle · space perception · spacegirl · spacy · factor space · spaceliner · bootspace · space colony · nullspace · spacecraft · deskspace · space-borne · zero-width space · space adaptation syndrome · hard space · space-happy · space heating · Talairach space · space frame · chatspace · spaceless · space defense · space cloth · double-space · spacelore · space docking · space-filling model · space-saving · space satellite · space cake · headspace · artspace · Bloch space · Firstspace · 5-em space · spaceport · space-time · space complexity · space walk · fleshspace · space exploration · pseudospace · space mission · equispace · space-like · space travel · 5-to-the-em space · deep-space · space current · liminal space · Fock space · marketspace · bottomspace · time-space complexity · Seifert fibre space · metaspace · space station · space attenuation · time parameter space · duospace · head-space · baby space · punctuation space · gopherspace · spacenik · space invader · morphospace · spacewalker · space processing · Destot's space · spaceline · space roar · spacefarer · space power system · spaceworthy · Fully Automated Luxury Queer Space Communism · space cone · space dust · spacelight · cyberspace · information space · space-invader · United States Space Force · misspace · colourspace · space buns · airspace · spacewalk · spacesynth · space probe · namespace · topological space · crawlspace · absolute space-time · counterspace · megaspace · little space · near-space · interspace · open space · spacescraper · space out · space heater · space capsule · space sexology · H-space · ideographic space · empty space · space sickness · spacistor · space bar · other-space · borderspace · time-space compression · vowel space · space writer · letterspace · multispace · watch this space · safe space · double space · measure space · filespace · Cauchy space · Teichmüller space · spacebased · spaxel · space request · figure space · space herpes · spaceward · kernel space · space alien · subspace · nanospace · space elevator · spammer · spaceproof · space research · spaceful · intercostal space · space cadet · loadspace · four-space · beamspace · spaceling · handicapped space · Poincaré space · spaceway · spaceplane · space lattice · linespace · midspace · pre-Hilbert space · Seifert fibered space · spacial · meat-space · roofspace · Traube's space · overspace · Secondspace · Space Age · third space · space oil · space bear · sober space · stare into space · space force · space program · negative space · agentspace · public space · space weapon · domspace · greenspace · search space · waste of space · space environment · T₂ space · forespace · space science · Thirdspace · spacegram · isospace · sunspace · Zariski space · clearance space · space polar coordinate · space-filling curve · hackerspace · space bridge · halfspace · row space · Seifert fibred space · space vehicle · time-space grid · sociospace · space ship · Euclidian space · aerospace · space jellyfish · Seifert fiber space · space defence · space-based · space-faring · skyspace · space telescope · topspace · Triebel-Lizorkin space · diskspace · spime · space programme · space tourist · spacehand · space reddening · space simulator · anchor space · spacey · space medicine · space helmet · space reconnaissance · confined space · webspace · space communication · space rock · space curve · Eilenberg-MacLane space · space-filling · latent space · non-space · near space · Chebyshev space · safer space · superspace · space disco · space rocket · slack space · space centrode · space-lore · Crookes space · logspace · kick space · monospace · space case · space ice cream · linear space · homespace · Virchow-Robin space · gamespace · space charge · nonspace · Calabi-Yau space · space velocity · space-time trade-off · hydrospace · spaceshifting · space fixed reference · space factor · spacewear · space work · keyspace · breathing-space · de Sitter space · alien space bats · space blanket · Junkspace · dataspace · parallel dead space · space guidance · bunkspace · eigenspace · hammerspace · netspace · crash space · spacedrive · seaspace · space wave · space rule · spacecut · hyperspace · u-space · spacelike · spacelegs · space race · space-cadet keyboard · space-time crystal · classifying space · spacewoman · space average · geospace · Kolmogorov space · codespace · bispace · space agency · Sierpinski space · counter-space · time-space convergence · backspace · space suppression · spaceborne · spacefaring · single-space · space opera · spaceforce · hackspace · spacewards · semispace · 3-to-the-em space · space marine · Cartesian space · screenspace · spacecore · space racism · closure space · spacetime · Spacearium · space suit · space group · antispace · tablespace · projective Hilbert space · playspace · Sobolev space · colour space · earthspace · spoiler space · space motion · space junk · spacequake · space-operatic · hold space · warm space · color space · spaceside · junkspace · space drive · parking space · space quadrature · space permeability · space quantization · space weather · ecospace · space navigation · spacefiller · Lp space · head space · space debris · space vessel · spacescape · space flight · space technology · floor-space · absolute space · bedspace · userspace · spacekin · space-wide · word space · into space · time-space · brainspace · anti-de Sitter space · tetraspace · runspace · space of Disse · swap space · spacedive · space weathering · spacepower · realspace · non-breaking space · meat space · no-break space · spacewise · space hopper · spacegoing · spacesick · space of Destot · hemispace · space age · whitespace · Zariski-Riemann space · action space · prespace · respace · subdural space · spaceship · prehilbert space · shared space · space tourism · battlespace · personal space · space nation · is this a safe space · spacepad · identification space · space line · quadrilateral space syndrome · spaceband · space gun · space dyeing · pupillary space · microspace · space equivalent zone · makerspace · space dot · space coordinate · Stone space · leafspace · orbispace · spacehead · space biology · floorspace · spacely · space cowboy · Haar space · three-space · paraglottic space · visual space · spaceman · space dog · space law · in the space of · treespace

Hypernyms

punctuation mark

Hyponyms

affine space · cyberspace · spin space · image space · n-space · base space · hydrospace · projective space · inner product space · inertial space · interstitial space · free space · pore space · sequentially compact space · T3 space · metrizable space · metacompact space · popliteal space · half space · Fréchet space · Einstein space · regular space · mutton space · vector space · aerospace · regular topological space · sample space · separable space · column space · conjugate space · null space · thin space · exotic four-space · normal space · interaction space · Hilbert space · Tychonoff space · orbit space · hyperbolic space · Foch space · dead space · perivitelline space · crawlspace · state space · subarachnoid space · chemical space · uniform space · topological space · phase space · NUT space · interplanetary space · object space · justifying space · air space · white space · compact space · Moore space · danger space · orthogonal space · perfectly separable space · workspace · locally ringed space · strictly convex space · breathing space · dead-air space · namespace · joint space · whitespace · wave-vector space · T1 space · shrinking space · en space · intervillous space · problem space · deep space · G space · exceptional space · Pauli spin space · Banach space · connected space · homeomorphic space · outer space · symmetric space · bunkspace · floor space · Banach space · thick space · Baire space · ringed space · airspace · measurable space · mathematical space · tangent space · drift space · Polish space · backspace · 3-em space · n space · Hausdorff space · Lindelöf space · quotient space · pseudospace · Minkowski space · subspace · Fourier space · metric space · Riemann space · hyperspace · normed linear space · dual space · n-dimensional space · headspace · Euclidean space · living space · paracompact space · triangulable space · 2-em space · blue space · crawl space · lacunary space · interstellar space · em space · address space · hair space · T0 space · tensor space · unitary space · flat space · loading space · probability space · homogeneous space · function space · fishing space · dark space · weakly complete space · Peano space · total space · T4 space · open half space · isometric space

Relateds

bracket · stroke · period · question mark · quotation marks · curly brackets · full stop · square bracket · hyphen · ellipsis · interrobang · Canada) · dash · interpunct · exclamation mark · brace · colon · guillemet · bracket · quotation marks · slash · semicolon · fraction slash · parentheses (US · comma · apostrophe

Synonyms

time period · span · interval · separation · throw · space · gap · outer space · break · duration · time interval · while · opening · interlapse · stound · tide · area · interspace · whitespace · duration · quadrat · period · time · volume · gap · spell · spare time · gap · while · quad · break · blank · space · period of time · space · interstice · interstitium · span · timespan · leisure time · spell

Translations (484)

de Weltall (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · fa-ira اِسْپاش (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · cs mezera (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ko 공간 (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · bo བར་མཚམས (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · hy տիեզերք (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · vi khoảng không (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · io spaco (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ko 우주 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · bo བར་གཙབ (piece of type used to separate words) · ca espai (personal freedom) · it spazio (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · lb Weltraum (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sh próstor (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · te వ్యోమము (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · tr boşluk (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · sv rum (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · ga tréimhse (interval of time) · ms sawang langit (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · cs vesmír (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · bo བར་སྟོང (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · mn огторгуй (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · ru пробе́л (piece of type used to separate words) · he רֶוַח (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · sh космос (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · eo spaco (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · lld lerch (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · de Zwischenraum (piece of type used to separate words) · tr feza (obsolecent) (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · cdo 太空 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · yue 空格 (piece of type used to separate words) · az boşluq (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · hu kozmosz (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ota آرالق (interval of time) · el χώρος (personal freedom) · da rum (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · km អវកាស (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · pl odstęp (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · gl espazo (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · hi अंतराल (interval of time) · ru про́пуск (a gap, an empty place) · bo མཁའ་དབྱིངས (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · hu tér (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · sh svȅmīr (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · wuu 太空 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ga spás (bounded or specific physical extent) · cmn 空格 (piece of type used to separate words) · he חָלָל (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ka არე (bounded or specific physical extent) · sv rymd (geometry: set of points) · nan-hbl 空間 /空间 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · am ጠፈር (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · th อวกาศ (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · af ruimte (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · uk пробі́л (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · bg интерва́л (interval of time) · sv mellanrum (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · hak 宇宙 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · es espacio (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · he רווח (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · fi sanaväli (piece of type used to separate words) · sv mellanslag (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · hi रिक्त (a gap, an empty place) · he מרווח \ מִרְוָח (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · mi ātea (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · fi aika (interval of time) · sv rum (geometry: set of points) · el διάστημα (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · tr boşluk (a gap, an empty place) · pt espaço (geometry: set of points) · mk проред (piece of type used to separate words) · tr uçur (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · th ช่องว่าง (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · bo རྒྱ་ཁྱོན (bounded or specific physical extent) · be інтэрва́л (interval of time) · hu hely (a gap, an empty place) · et ruum (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ru косми́ческое простра́нство (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · yi חלל (bounded or specific physical extent) · ca espai (bounded or specific physical extent) · ru промежу́ток (interval of time) · ky космос (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · kk кеңістік (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · az fəza (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · is bil (music: position on the staff) · ru простра́нство (bounded or specific physical extent) · cmn 太空 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · fa-ira اِسْپاش (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · be прасто́ра (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ru простра́нство (personal freedom) · la spatium (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sv utrymme (personal freedom) · sh kosmos (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · de Raum (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · hi जगह (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · grc κένωμα (a gap, an empty place) · alt кӧк-айас (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · is rúm (geometry: set of points) · sh praznìna (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · sh васељена (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · pt espaço (bounded or specific physical extent) · be касьмі́чная прасто́ра (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ug پەزا (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · kmr cih (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · it spazio (piece of type used to separate words) · mn сансар (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · bo དབྱིངས (figuratively: field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour — see also area, domain, field, sector, sphere) · kk бос орын (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ur وَقْفَہ (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · fa-ira مَکان (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ms awang-awang (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · uk промі́жок (interval of time) · uk ко́смос (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · he חָלָל (bounded or specific physical extent) · et maailmaruum (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ga spás (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · lv kosmiskā telpa (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · yue 空白 (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · grc χῶρος (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · bo གོ་ཡུལ (figuratively: field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour — see also area, domain, field, sector, sphere) · mk простор (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · tr uzay (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · fr blanc (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · de Platz (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · hu tér (geometry: set of points) · el διάστημα (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · mk космос (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · tr boşluk (piece of type used to separate words) · nn verdsrom (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · vi không gian (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · es espacio (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · alt айлаткыш (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sq hapësirë (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · wuu 宇宙 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sw nafasi (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ro spațiu (bounded or specific physical extent) · sw nafasi (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · id antariksa (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · te అంతరిక్షము (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · el χώρος (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · kw efanvos (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sv rum (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · uz makon (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · luy enafasi (bounded or specific physical extent) · th อาณาเขต (bounded or specific physical extent) · he מֶרְחָב (personal freedom) · uk про́пуск (piece of type used to separate words) · hu hely (bounded or specific physical extent) · tt ара (interval of time) · ar فَضَاء (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · mn огторгуй (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · fi aikaväli (interval of time) · ca espai (interval of time) · lt tarpas (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · pl przestrzeń (geometry: set of points) · ne अन्तरीक्ष (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ka სივრცე (bounded or specific physical extent) · vi không gian (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · mn огторгуй (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · pl kosmos (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · tl kalawakan (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ltg kosmoss (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · hu köz (a gap, an empty place) · bg косми́ческо простра́нство (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · fi avaruus (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · oc espaci (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · hu térköz (a gap, an empty place) · fi tila (personal freedom) · it spazio (geometry: set of points) · pl przestrzeń (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · sv rymd (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · hi अंतराल (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · gl espazo (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · hu szóköz (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ga spás (personal freedom) · tk kosmos (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · nan-hbl 太空 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ja 空白 (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ca espaiat (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · sq kohëzgjatja (interval of time) · gl espazo (personal freedom) · sk priestor (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · pl przestrzeń kosmiczna (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sa अन्तरिक्ष (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · bo བར་སྟོང (piece of type used to separate words) · tr yer (bounded or specific physical extent) · sv världsrymd (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ko 공백 (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · fi väli (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · sw nafasi (bounded or specific physical extent) · lv kosmoss (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · is rúm (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · ga spás (a gap, an empty place) · is bil (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · lt kosminė erdvė (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · tl espasyo (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · pt espaço (personal freedom) · nl ruimte (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ota آرا (interval of time) · de Leerstelle (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · sw nafasi (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · cmn 空白 (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ja スペース (piece of type used to separate words) · ko 공간 (bounded or specific physical extent) · bo བར་སྣང (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · fi ala (figuratively: field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour — see also area, domain, field, sector, sphere) · bg промежду́тък (interval of time) · fr espace (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · hi दिक् (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ka სივრცე (personal freedom) · ca espai (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ka კოსმოსი (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · it spazio (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · tr boşluk (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · eo spaceto (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · uz kosmos (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · cmn 空間 /空间 (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · et ruum (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · sh про́стор (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · pt espaço (piece of type used to separate words) · be ко́смас (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · be прабе́л (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · sw nafasi (piece of type used to separate words) · nn plass (bounded or specific physical extent) · ja 間隔 (piece of type used to separate words) · gl espazo (bounded or specific physical extent) · th ที่ว่าง (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ru простра́нство (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ru промежу́ток (a gap, an empty place) · alt јер (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · pl miejsce (bounded or specific physical extent) · mi mokowā (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · si අභ්යවකාශය (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ru ме́сто (bounded or specific physical extent) · hi दिकस्थान (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · be прабе́л (piece of type used to separate words) · ga spás (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · bo བར་སྟོང (a gap, an empty place) · kk аралық (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ro blanc (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · de Weltraum (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · de Raum (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · sh vasióna (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · de Freiraum (personal freedom) · fi paikka (bounded or specific physical extent) · fa-ira فَضا (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ca espai (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sh vaseljena (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · yue 太空 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · is rúm (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ar فَرَاغ (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ga spás (piece of type used to separate words) · ga slí (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ro spațiu (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · kk ғарыш (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · eo kosmo (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · uk пробі́л (piece of type used to separate words) · bo བར་མཚམས (a gap, an empty place) · fi paikka (music: position on the staff) · prs فَضَا (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · fr espace (bounded or specific physical extent) · da plads (bounded or specific physical extent) · id spasi (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ba йыһан (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · la spatium (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · pl przestrzeń (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · tg фазо (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · bg шпа́ция (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · zza vengey (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ca espai (music: position on the staff) · mt spazju (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · tl espasyo (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · mk простор (geometry: set of points) · ang rūm (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · he מֶרְחָב (geometry: set of points) · gl espazo (geometry: set of points) · bo དབྱིངས (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · cy lle gwag (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · sv utrymme (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ro spațiu (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · uz fazo (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · cdo 宇宙 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · yi קאָסמאָס (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · mi hemanga (a gap, an empty place) · ro spațiu cosmic (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · uk космі́чний про́стір (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · hak 太空 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · tr boşluk (personal freedom) · dsb rumnosć (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ko 스페이스 (piece of type used to separate words) · fa-ira فاصِلِه (piece of type used to separate words) · xal санср (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · el διάστημα (piece of type used to separate words) · hu űr (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · alt пространство (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · hu tér (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · hu tér (personal freedom) · be праме́жак (interval of time) · ga spás (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · th ช่องไฟ (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · nv hazʼą́ (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · pt espaço (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ms angkasa (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ja 空間 (geometry: set of points) · pt espaço (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · pi ākāsa (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · fi väli (a gap, an empty place) · prs فَاصِلَه (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · it spazio (bounded or specific physical extent) · hy արանք (a gap, an empty place) · bo ཁམས (figuratively: field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour — see also area, domain, field, sector, sphere) · da mellemrum (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · kmr navber (interval of time) · tr uzam (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · el διάστημα (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · tr ara (interval of time) · pt espaço (interval of time) · ja 場所 (bounded or specific physical extent) · hu világűr (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sa अन्तरीक्ष (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · gl espazo (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · sw nafasi (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ka სივრცე (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · nl ruimte (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · he חָלָל (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · nb verdensrom (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · nb plass (bounded or specific physical extent) · ltg vysaine (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sl prostor (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · br egor (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · br egor (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · sh све̏мӣр (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · bg простра́нство (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ms ruang (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · tr ara (piece of type used to separate words) · cy bwlch (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · nl spatie (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · tr alan (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · sw nafasi (personal freedom) · de All (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · az kosmos (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · tt фәза (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · fa-ira فاصِلِه (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · hu hely (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ru простра́нство (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · lt kosmosas (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · mk проред (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · eu espazio (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · fa-ira فَضا (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · bg мя́сто (bounded or specific physical extent) · ga spás (geometry: set of points) · fi avaruus (geometry: set of points) · ja 空間 (bounded or specific physical extent) · mk простор (bounded or specific physical extent) · ur مَکان (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · zza ca (diq) (bounded or specific physical extent) · tt галәми фәза (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ro spațiu (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · is bil (interval of time) · ru пробе́л (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ru про́пуск (piece of type used to separate words) · bg промежду́тък (a gap, an empty place) · wuu 空間 /空间 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · pt espaço (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · nan-hbl 宇宙 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ur خَلاء (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · de Raum (bounded or specific physical extent) · zza vengey (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · sh васио́на (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · km ឃ្លា (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · fi tila (bounded or specific physical extent) · ms sawangan (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · hy տիեզերական տարածություն (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · kmr mekan (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · tr uzay (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · fi tila (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ka კოსმოსური სივრცე (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ru простра́нство (geometry: set of points) · ota آرالق (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · prs فَضَا (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ja 余白 (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · cmn 宇宙 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · cs prostor (geometry: set of points) · pl spacja (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ko 공백 (piece of type used to separate words) · lt erdvė (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · de Freiraum (a gap, an empty place) · da rum (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · fr espace (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · mk простор (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · yue 空間 /空间 (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · tl pagitan (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · mk вселена (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · gl espazo (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ko 공간 (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · ur فَضا (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ps فضا (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · lo ອະວະກາດ (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sa अवकाश (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ru интерва́л (interval of time) · az fəza (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · de Platz (bounded or specific physical extent) · cmn 空間 /空间 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · alt бош јер (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · et sõnavahe (piece of type used to separate words) · he מֶרְחָב (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · sw nafasi (geometry: set of points) · yue 空間 /空间 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sa आकाश (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · bo བར་སྣང (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · mi tuarangi (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ru ко́смос (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · zza azmin (diq) (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · is geimur (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sq ndërkohë (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · yue 宇宙 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · ba арауыҡ (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · alt ак-айас (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · bn মহাশূন্য (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · fr espace (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · prs فَاصِلَه (piece of type used to separate words) · bg ко́смос (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · vi không gian (geometry: set of points) · tr uzay (geometry: set of points) · ca espai (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · pt espaço (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · my အာကာသ (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · hi अंतराल (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ar مَكَان (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · uk про́стір (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ja 空間 (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · mi mokowā (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · hi अंतर (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · fi avaruus (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · tl puwang (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · da rum (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · tr mekân (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · et tühik (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · cs místo (bounded or specific physical extent) · as মহাকাশ (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sw uhuru (personal freedom) · bg пра́зно простра́нство (a gap, an empty place) · vi khoảng (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · alt тала (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · de Leerzeichen (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · cy gofod (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · gl espazo (interval of time) · uk інтерва́л (interval of time) · fr espace (piece of type used to separate words) · ur فَضا (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · de Leerschritt (piece of type used to separate words) · az məkan (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ca espai (geometry: set of points) · he מֶרְחָב (bounded or specific physical extent) · ota آرالق (a gap, an empty place) · ar مَسَافَة (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · ko 공간 (geometry: set of points) · el διάστημα (music: position on the staff) · ja 宇宙 (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · th ช่อง (a gap, an empty place) · hi अवधि (interval of time) · da verdensrum (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · bn মহাকাশ (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · mi mokorawhā (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · el χώρος (geometry: set of points) · sv rymd (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · sq hapësirë kozmike (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · he נֶפַח (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · hi समष्टि (mathematics: generalized construct or set) · it spazio (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · vi chỗ (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · cs prostor (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · vi không gian (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · tg фазо (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · ca espai (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · fi sanaväli (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · bg простра́нство (geometry: set of points) · es espacio (gap between written characters, lines etc.) · be касмі́чная прасто́ра (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · hi अंतरिक्ष (area beyond atmosphere of planets) · no rom (physical extent in two or three dimensions) · sv rum (personal freedom) · hi स्थान (personal freedom) · sh празнѝна (gap between written characters, lines etc.)

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space en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /speɪs/
  • (US) audio
  • spās

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin spatiumbor. Old French espace Anglo-Norman spacebor. Middle English space English space From Middle English space, from Anglo-Norman space, variant of espace, espas, et al.; and spaze, variant of espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂- (“to stretch, to pull”). Partially displaced native Old English rum, whence Modern English room.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To roam, walk, wander.
    • But she as Fayes are wont, in priuie place / Did spend her dayes, and lov'd in forests wyld to space. 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii:
  2. (transitive) To set some distance apart.
    • The cities are evenly spaced.
    • Faye had spaced the pots at 8-inch intervals on the windowsill.
  3. To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
    • This paragraph seems badly spaced.
  4. To space out (become distracted, lose focus).
    • My sprout, like I'm totally spaced over you and besides I like older women (arh-arh). I love you... 1986 August 16, “Happy Birthday Doo (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 5, page 13:
  5. (transitive) To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.
    • A lot of people make jokes about spacing somebody, about shoving somebody out an airlock. I don't think it's funny. Never will. 1995, J. Michael Straczynski, And Now for a Word (Babylon 5), season 2, episode 15, spoken by Dr. Stephen Franklin (Richard Biggs):
    • The captain spaced the traitors.
    • Sound effect of blow with blunt instrument, groan, and the unmistakable cycling of an air lock—Castor: "Sorry, folks. My assistant has just spaced Mr. Rudolf. […]" 1952, Robert A. Heinlein, The Rolling Stones:
  6. (intransitive) To travel into and through outer space.
    • He well remembered, when he was a junior officer, how the sight of a well dressed, impeccably neat commanding officer, no matter how long they had been spacing, maintained the enthusiasm, confidence and morale of the officers and men. 1947 January 14, Bernard I. Kahn, “Command”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume 38, number 5:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
spacing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
spaces Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
spaced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
spaced Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

spaced-out · unspace · spaced

Relateds

espace · spacious · spatial

Translations (11)

ga spásáil (to set some distance apart) · bg поставям на равни интервали (to set some distance apart) · pt espaçar (to set some distance apart) · fi sijoittaa ... välein (to set some distance apart) · mk раздалечува (to set some distance apart) · fi syöstä avaruuteen (to eject into outer space) · sw nafasi (to eject into outer space) · fr espacer (to set some distance apart) · hu elhelyez (to set some distance apart) · bg оставям място (to set some distance apart) · sw nafasi (to set some distance apart)

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