space

space

S0595800 (spās)n.1. a. Mathematics A set of elements or points satisfying specified geometric postulates: non-Euclidean space.b. The infinite extension of the three-dimensional region in which all matter exists.2. a. The expanse in which the solar system, stars, and galaxies exist; the universe.b. The region of this expanse beyond Earth's atmosphere.3. a. An extent or expanse of a surface or three-dimensional area: Water covered a large space at the end of the valley.b. A blank or empty area: the spaces between words.c. An area provided for a particular purpose: a parking space.4. Reserved or available accommodation on a public transportation vehicle.5. a. A period or interval of time: within the space of a week.b. A little while: Let's rest for a space.6. Sufficient freedom from external pressure to develop or explore one's needs, interests, and individuality: "The need for personal space inevitably asserts itself" (Maggie Scarf).7. Music One of the intervals between the lines of a staff.8. Printing One of the blank pieces of type or other means used for separating words or characters.9. One of the intervals during the telegraphic transmission of a message when the key is open or not in contact.10. Blank sections in printed material or broadcast time available for use by advertisers.v. spaced, spac·ing, spac·es v.tr.1. To organize or arrange with spaces between: Carefully space the words on the poster.2. To separate or keep apart: The buildings are spaced far from each other.3. Slang To stupefy or disorient. Often used with out: The antihistamine spaces me out so I can't think clearly.v.intr. Slang To be or become stupefied or disoriented. Often used with out: I was supposed to meet her, but I spaced out and forgot.

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[Middle English, area, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium.]

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spac′er n.

space

(speɪs) n1. the unlimited three-dimensional expanse in which all material objects are located. 2. an interval of distance or time between two points, objects, or events3. a blank portion or area4. a. unoccupied area or room: there is no space for a table. b. (in combination): space-saving. spacious5. (Psychology) freedom to do what a person wishes to for his or her own personal development6. (Astronomy) a. the region beyond the earth's atmosphere containing the other planets of the solar system, stars, galaxies, etc; universeb. (as modifier): a space probe; space navigation. 7. (Astronomy) a. the region beyond the earth's atmosphere occurring between the celestial bodies of the universe. The density is normally negligible although cosmic rays, meteorites, gas clouds, etc, can occur. It can be divided into cislunar space (between the earth and moon), interplanetary space, interstellar space, and intergalactic spaceb. (as modifier): a space station; a space simulator. 8. a seat or place, as on a train, aircraft, etc9. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a. a piece of metal, less than type-high, used to separate letters or words in hot-metal printingb. any of the gaps used to separate letters, words, or lines in photocomposition, desktop publishing, etc10. (Classical Music) music any of the gaps between the lines that make up the staff11. (Mathematics) maths a collection of unspecified points having properties that obey a specified set of axioms: Euclidean space. 12. (Telecommunications) telegraphy Also called: spacing the period of time that separates complete letters, digits, and other characters in Morse codevb (tr) 13. to place or arrange at intervals or with spaces between14. to divide into or by spaces: to space one's time evenly. 15. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing to separate (letters, words, or lines) by the insertion of spaces[C13: from Old French espace, from Latin spatium]

space

(speɪs)

n., v. spaced, spac•ing,
adj. n. 1. the unlimited three- dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur. 2. the portion or extent of this in a given instance. 3. extent or area in two dimensions; a particular extent of surface. 4. a. outer space. b. deep space. 5. a place available for a particular purpose: a parking space. 6. a seat, berth, or room on a train, airplane, etc. 7. linear distance, as between objects. 8. a. the designed and structured surface of a picture. b. the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface. 9. a set of points or mathematical elements that fulfills certain prescribed conditions: Euclidean space; vector space. 10. extent, or a particular extent, of time: a space of two hours. 11. an interval of time; a while. 12. an interval or blank area in text. 13. an interval or blank area the width of one typed character. 14. an area or time period allotted or available for a specific use, as advertising, in a publication or broadcasting medium. 15. the interval between two adjacent lines of the musical staff. 16. one of the blank pieces of metal, less than type-high, used in printing to separate words, sentences, etc. 17. an interval during the transmitting of a telegraphic message when the key is not in contact. 18. freedom or opportunity to express oneself, fulfill one's needs, have privacy, etc. v.t. 19. to fix the space or spaces of; divide into spaces. 20. to set some distance apart. 21. a. to separate (words, letters, or lines) by spaces. b. to extend by inserting more space or spaces (usu. fol. by out). 22. space out, to become abstracted, forgetful, or dreamily inattentive. adj. 23. of, pertaining to, or suitable for use in outer space or deep space: space travel; a space vehicle. [1250–1300; Middle English (n.) < Old French espace < Latin spatium] spac′er, n.

space

(spās)1. A set of points that satisfies some set of geometric rules: a space of five dimensions.2. The familiar three-dimensional region or field of everyday experience.3. a. The expanse in which the solar system, stars, and galaxies exist; the universe.b. The part of this expanse beyond the Earth's atmosphere.

space

A medium like the land, sea, and air within which military activities shall be conducted to achieve US national securityobjectives.

space

Past participle: spaced
Gerund: spacing

Imperative
space
space

Present
I space
you space
he/she/it spaces
we space
you space
they space

Preterite
I spaced
you spaced
he/she/it spaced
we spaced
you spaced
they spaced

Present Continuous
I am spacing
you are spacing
he/she/it is spacing
we are spacing
you are spacing
they are spacing

Present Perfect
I have spaced
you have spaced
he/she/it has spaced
we have spaced
you have spaced
they have spaced

Past Continuous
I was spacing
you were spacing
he/she/it was spacing
we were spacing
you were spacing
they were spacing

Past Perfect
I had spaced
you had spaced
he/she/it had spaced
we had spaced
you had spaced
they had spaced

Future
I will space
you will space
he/she/it will space
we will space
you will space
they will space

Future Perfect
I will have spaced
you will have spaced
he/she/it will have spaced
we will have spaced
you will have spaced
they will have spaced

Future Continuous
I will be spacing
you will be spacing
he/she/it will be spacing
we will be spacing
you will be spacing
they will be spacing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been spacing
you have been spacing
he/she/it has been spacing
we have been spacing
you have been spacing
they have been spacing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been spacing
you will have been spacing
he/she/it will have been spacing
we will have been spacing
you will have been spacing
they will have been spacing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been spacing
you had been spacing
he/she/it had been spacing
we had been spacing
you had been spacing
they had been spacing

Conditional
I would space
you would space
he/she/it would space
we would space
you would space
they would space

Past Conditional
I would have spaced
you would have spaced
he/she/it would have spaced
we would have spaced
you would have spaced
they would have spaced

space

The zone beyond the outer layer of the atmosphere.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	space - the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"infiniteattribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entitylocation - a point or extent in spaceabsolute space - physical space independent of what occupies itphase space - (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance; "a multidimensional phase space"mathematical space, topological space - (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional"outer space, space - any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"; "the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth"aerospace - the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
	2.	space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"location - a point or extent in spacecompartment - a space into which an area is subdividedcrenel, crenelle - a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlementpleural space - the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleurasubarachnoid space - a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluidnatural enclosure, enclosure - a naturally enclosed spaceexpanse - a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or skyopening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"swath - the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machineamorphous shape - an ill-defined or arbitrary shapeangle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radiansvacancy, vacuum, void, emptiness - an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"hole - an unoccupied spaceenclosed space, cavity - space that is surrounded by somethingpocket - (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"
	3.	space - an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"air space, airspace - the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earthcrawl space, crawlspace - low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbingdisc space, disk space - (computer science) the space available on a magnetic diskflies - (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)paint, key - (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint"no-parking zone - a space where automobiles are not allowed to parkparking space, parking zone - a space where an automobile can be parkedseparation - the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls"seat, place - a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"terreplein - level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampartworkspace - space allocated for your work (as in an office)
	4.	space - any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"; "the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth"outer spacelocation - a point or extent in spaceinfinite, space - the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"interplanetary space - the part of outer space within the solar systeminterstellar space - the space between starsintergalactic space - the space between galaxies; "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space"deep space - any region in space outside the solar systemaerospace - the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
	5.	space - a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"blankgrapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
	6.	space - the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"distanceinterval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants
	7.	space - a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"blank space, placesurface area, expanse, area - the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"margin - the blank space that surrounds the text on a page; "he jotted a note in the margin"indention, indent, indentation, indenture - the space left between the margin and the start of an indented lineform - a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"
	8.	space - one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"surface area, expanse, area - the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"musical notation - (music) notation used by musiciansstave, staff - (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
	9.	space - (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentencesquadhair space - (printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letterstype - a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
Verb	1.	space - place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates"lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

space

noun1. room, volume, capacity, extent, margin, extension, scope, play, expanse, leeway, amplitude, spaciousness, elbowroom The furniture proved impractical because it took up too much space.2. gap, opening, interval, gulf, cavity, aperture The space underneath could be used as a storage area.3. period, interval, time, while, stretch, span, duration They've come a long way in a short space of time.4. outer space, the universe, the galaxy, the solar system, the cosmos launching satellites into space5. blank, gap, interval Affix your stamps on the space provided.space something or someone out place, set, position, order, stand, station, settle, arrange, locate, deploy, array, dispose Space them out so that they don't overlap at any point.Related words
adjective spatial

space

noun1. An extent, measured or unmeasured, of linear space:distance, length, stretch.Informal: piece, way.2. A wide and open area, as of land, sky, or water:distance, expanse, expansion, extent, reach, spread, stretch, sweep.3. A rather short period:bit, spell, time, while.

Translations

空间太空把...分隔开空地空格

space

(speis) noun1. a gap; an empty or uncovered place. I couldn't find a space for my car. 空地，空位，間隔 空地，空格，间隔，空白处 2. room; the absence of objects; the area available for use. Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more? 空間 空间，处所，场地 3. (often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated. travellers through space. 太空 太空 verb (also space out) to set (things) apart from one another. He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart. 隔開 把...分隔开ˈspacing noun the amount of distance left between objects, words etc when they are set or laid out. 間隔 间隔spacious (ˈspeiʃəs) adjective providing or having plenty of room. Their dining-room is very spacious. 寬敞的 宽敞的ˈspaciously adverb 廣闊地 广阔地ˈspaciousness noun 廣大 广大ˈspace-age adjective extremely up-to-date and advanced. space-age technology. 極先進的，最先進的 非常现代化的，最先进的 ˈspacecraft noun a vehicle etc, manned or unmanned, for travelling in space. 太空船(有人或無人的) 宇宙飞船（有人或无人的） ˈspaceship noun a spacecraft, especially a manned one. 太空船(尤指有人的) 宇宙飞船（尤指有人的） ˈspacesuit noun a suit designed to be worn by a ˈspaceman. 太空服 太空服，宇航服

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