sun spacen.

Brit.

/ˈsʌn speɪs/, U.S.

/ˈsən ˌspeɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, space n.¹

Etymology: < sun n.¹ + space n.¹

1. Chiefly poetic. An area bathed in the light or warmth of the sun. Also as a mass noun.

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1865 Dublin Univ. Mag. Apr. 460 'Mid cheery spots with light and breeze, Like green sun-spaces on the seas.

1897 E. Gastineau Edgar Livingston xxxii. 207 An afternoon, radiant with a joy which set all the terrestrial activities aglow, painting the sun spaces in vivid fire and making the shadows deep to the eye.

1913 Forum Nov. 705 It [sc. a butterfly] comes forth with all faculties developed for the fullest enjoyment of a new life, in which it seeks out the sunspaces in the great damp forest.

1960 London Mag. 1 Jan. 57 His thoughts homing to lands Of sunspace and moonshade.

a. Space allowing access or exposure to sunlight, esp. for the cultivation of plants; an expanse of this. Cf. airspace n. 1. Now rare.

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1886 Building 25 Sept. 153/1 In such a building the total air and sun space, including courts, light shafts and both fronts, will not be at all equal to that provided in an equivalent number of private houses.

1890 Amer. Agriculturist July 382/3 Silage corn has been planted too thickly. Corn plants need air and sun-space to make starch and sugar.

1914 Market Growers Jrnl. 1 Jan. 6/1 The plants were grown in 4-inch clay pots, which occupy a space 4½ inches square on the bench and gave the plants 20½ square inches of sun space each.

1923 Scotsman 5 July 9 It was the intention of the Corporation..to leave the site of the demolished buildings vacant,..to provide clean air and sun spaces.

1975 Washington Post 20 Mar. d3/2 The hydroponic plants had a superior yield because they were trained to grow straight up.., which gave them maximum sun space.

b. A room or area designed for optimum exposure to the sun. Also in later use spec.: (in an energy-saving building design) an area with glass walls to collect the energy from the sun for distribution around the building, providing natural heat. Also (as a mass noun): areas designed for optimum exposure to the sun, esp. for the purposes of collecting solar energy. Also attributive, as sunspace system, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > others

garden room1619

tablinum1715

garden apartment1751

piazza1773

turret-room1803

shed-room1843

hall-room1859

return room1869

mid-place1871

stoep-room1880

sun space1907

1907 Canad. Jrnl. Med. & Surg. 21 p. lxii. (matter between pp. 272 and 273) Next to the library is the loggia, a covered promenade, open to the sea, from which again one may pass to the ‘sun space’, which is a large enclosure with a tiled floor open to both sea and sky.

1946 Motor Boating Aug. 99 (advt.) So much room for a 26-footer. Lots of sun space for guests on deck, and that cabin is a dream!

1979 Proc. 4th National Passive Solar Conf. 758 The Atchison house in Eureka, Missouri, has two levels of sun space, one above the other continuously along the south elevation.

1979 Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) 27 July 9/2 The sunspace system uses a massive wall set back a short distance, with the space between the wall and the glass serving as a..sunspace.

1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 31 Aug. viii. 1/3 The energy-saving equipment includes triple-glazed windows..and a greenhouse-like ‘sunspace’ that can be used as a breakfast room.

1990 Home Building Fall 59/3 Limit the majority of glass to the open south. Large east and west sunspace windows lose too much heat in winter and gain too much in summer.

2007 N. Reichenbach in R. Hastings & M. Wall Sustainable Solar Housing (2012) I. viii. 177 A sunspace makes it possible to open the south façade of the apartment without significant increase in heating energy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	sun space
释义	sun spacen. Brit. /ˈsʌn speɪs/, U.S. /ˈsən ˌspeɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, space n.¹ Etymology: < sun n.¹ + space n.¹ 1. Chiefly poetic. An area bathed in the light or warmth of the sun. Also as a mass noun. ΚΠ 1865 Dublin Univ. Mag. Apr. 460 'Mid cheery spots with light and breeze, Like green sun-spaces on the seas. 1897 E. Gastineau Edgar Livingston xxxii. 207 An afternoon, radiant with a joy which set all the terrestrial activities aglow, painting the sun spaces in vivid fire and making the shadows deep to the eye. 1913 Forum Nov. 705 It [sc. a butterfly] comes forth with all faculties developed for the fullest enjoyment of a new life, in which it seeks out the sunspaces in the great damp forest. 1960 London Mag. 1 Jan. 57 His thoughts homing to lands Of sunspace and moonshade. 2. a. Space allowing access or exposure to sunlight, esp. for the cultivation of plants; an expanse of this. Cf. airspace n. 1. Now rare. ΚΠ 1886 Building 25 Sept. 153/1 In such a building the total air and sun space, including courts, light shafts and both fronts, will not be at all equal to that provided in an equivalent number of private houses. 1890 Amer. Agriculturist July 382/3 Silage corn has been planted too thickly. Corn plants need air and sun-space to make starch and sugar. 1914 Market Growers Jrnl. 1 Jan. 6/1 The plants were grown in 4-inch clay pots, which occupy a space 4½ inches square on the bench and gave the plants 20½ square inches of sun space each. 1923 Scotsman 5 July 9 It was the intention of the Corporation..to leave the site of the demolished buildings vacant,..to provide clean air and sun spaces. 1975 Washington Post 20 Mar. d3/2 The hydroponic plants had a superior yield because they were trained to grow straight up.., which gave them maximum sun space. b. A room or area designed for optimum exposure to the sun. Also in later use spec.: (in an energy-saving building design) an area with glass walls to collect the energy from the sun for distribution around the building, providing natural heat. Also (as a mass noun): areas designed for optimum exposure to the sun, esp. for the purposes of collecting solar energy. Also attributive, as sunspace system, etc. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > others garden room1619 tablinum1715 garden apartment1751 piazza1773 turret-room1803 shed-room1843 hall-room1859 return room1869 mid-place1871 stoep-room1880 sun space1907 1907 Canad. Jrnl. Med. & Surg. 21 p. lxii. (matter between pp. 272 and 273) Next to the library is the loggia, a covered promenade, open to the sea, from which again one may pass to the ‘sun space’, which is a large enclosure with a tiled floor open to both sea and sky. 1946 Motor Boating Aug. 99 (advt.) So much room for a 26-footer. Lots of sun space for guests on deck, and that cabin is a dream! 1979 Proc. 4th National Passive Solar Conf. 758 The Atchison house in Eureka, Missouri, has two levels of sun space, one above the other continuously along the south elevation. 1979 Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) 27 July 9/2 The sunspace system uses a massive wall set back a short distance, with the space between the wall and the glass serving as a..sunspace. 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 31 Aug. viii. 1/3 The energy-saving equipment includes triple-glazed windows..and a greenhouse-like ‘sunspace’ that can be used as a breakfast room. 1990 Home Building Fall 59/3 Limit the majority of glass to the open south. Large east and west sunspace windows lose too much heat in winter and gain too much in summer. 2007 N. Reichenbach in R. Hastings & M. Wall Sustainable Solar Housing (2012) I. viii. 177 A sunspace makes it possible to open the south façade of the apartment without significant increase in heating energy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1865
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