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Definition space

Etymology

From Middle English space, from Anglo-Norman space, variant of espace, espas et al., and Old French spaze, variant of espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European ( > speed).

Noun

space (countable and uncountable, plural spaces)

1. (heading) Of time.
   1. (now rare, archaic) Free time; leisure, opportunity. [from 14c.]
   2. A specific (specified) period of time. [from 14c.]
   3. An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while. [from 15c.]
2. (heading) Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.
   1. Distance between things. [from 14c.]
   2. Physical extent across two or three dimensions; area, volume (sometimes for or to do something). [from 14c.]
   3. 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 17c.]
   4. The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. [from 17c.]
   5. The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom. [from 20c.]
3. (heading) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise.
   1. A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries. [from 14c.]
   2. (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines. [from 15c.]
   3. A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. [from 16c.]
   4. (letterpress typography) 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 17c.]
   5. A gap; an empty place. [from 17c.]
   6. (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
   7. (countable, mathematics) 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 20c.]
   8. (countable, figuratively) A marketplace for goods or services.

Verb

space (third-person singular simple present spaces, present participle spacing, simple past and past participle spaced)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To roam, walk, wander.
2. (transitive) To set some distance apart.
3. To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
4. (transitive, science fiction) To eject into outer space, usually without a space suit.
5. (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.

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