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Etymology
From Old French espace.
Noun
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Singular space |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural spaces |
space (countable and uncountable; plural spaces)
- The intervening contents of a volume.
- (uncountable) Space occupied by or intended for a person or thing.
- (countable) An area or volume of sufficient size to accommodate a person or thing.
- A while.
- The volume beyond the atmosphere of planets that consists of a relative vacuum.
- The volume beyond the Kármán line that lies 100km above mean sea level of the Earth.
- A gap between written or printed letters, numbers, characters, or lines; a blank.
- (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).
- 1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises: Or, the Doctrine of Handy-Works. Applied to the art of Printing., v 2, pp. 240–41:
- 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.
- 1979, Marshall Lee, Bookmaking, p 110:
- Horizontal spacing is further divided into multiples and fractions of the em. The multiples are called quads. The fractions are called spaces.
- 2005, Phil Baines and Andrew Haslam, Type & Typography, 2nd ed, p 91:
- Other larger spaces – known as quads – were used to space out lines.
- 1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises: Or, the Doctrine of Handy-Works. Applied to the art of Printing., v 2, pp. 240–41:
- (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a set of coordinates; the number of coordinates specifying a point and the number of mutually perpendicular axes along which the coordinates lie are the same, and that is the number of dimensions of the space.
- One's personal freedom to think or be oneself.
- The state of mind one is in when daydreaming.
- (mathematics) a generalized construct or set, the members of which have certain properties in common; often used in combination with the name of a particular mathematician
- (Indian philosophy) One of the five basic elements.
Quotations
- For more examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
Synonyms
- (intervening contents of a volume): volume
- (space occupied by or intended for a person or thing): room, volume
- (area or volume of sufficient size to accommodate a person or thing): place, spot, volume
- (area beyond the atmosphere of planets that consists of a vacuum): outer space
- (gap between written characters): blank, gap, whitespace (graphic design)
- (metal type): quad, quadrat
- (set of points each uniquely specified by a set of coordinates):
- (person freedom to think or be oneself):
- (state of mind one is in when daydreaming):
- (generalized construct or set in mathematics):
- (one of the five basic elements in Indian philosophy):
Derived terms
- (typography): em space, 2-em space, 3-em space, en space, hair space, mutton space, nut space, thin space, thick space
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Third person singular spaces |
Simple past spaced |
Past participle spaced |
Present participle spacing |
to space (third-person singular simple present spaces, present participle spacing, simple past and past participle spaced)
- (transitive) To be separated to a distance.
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- The cities are evenly spaced.
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- (intransitive) To eject into outer space. Usually without a space suit.
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- The captain spaced the traitors.
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Translations
to be separated to a distance
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How much space do trees need between each other?
Q. I have a house in Dallas. Behind my house there is a wooded area, with trees that I would estimate reach 50-60 feet. These large trees, if they decide to fall, could destroy my home. I do not want these trees to fall, I do not wish to cut them down. I want them to flourish. My concern is that there are smaller trees that grow nearby...in some cases within a foot or two of the larger tree. These smaller trees are 10-20 feet tall. I worry that the younger tree may be depleting the resources available to the older tree. I should also mention the canopies. Because the larger trees are also fighting for leaf space, they end up leaning to get it...leaning towards my house, in fact. So, the question...do healthy trees require a certain… [cont.]
Asked by Islandkiwi - Wed Oct 18 19:39:38 2006 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Hello nature lover =D First of all, your main question- I think that, different trees need different amount of space to grow. It really depends. Just look at a jungle or forest. Different sizes, differents spieces of trees have their own spreading crown and shape. Hence, it is difficult to tell you how much space do trees need between them unless you specify what trees. =) DOn't worry about the competition of those trees and the smaller trees. Big Trees obtaining such height had gone through a lot of stress conditions to reach to that 50-60ft. Hence, they are very adaptable to that area. In regards to the smaller trees depleting the resources to the old tree, they will not. As mentioned from the above, those 50-60 ft trees' roots system… [cont.]
Answered by Scotworm - Thu Oct 19 05:08:51 2006
Q. I have a house in Dallas. Behind my house there is a wooded area, with trees that I would estimate reach 50-60 feet. These large trees, if they decide to fall, could destroy my home. I do not want these trees to fall, I do not wish to cut them down. I want them to flourish. My concern is that there are smaller trees that grow nearby...in some cases within a foot or two of the larger tree. These smaller trees are 10-20 feet tall. I worry that the younger tree may be depleting the resources available to the older tree. I should also mention the canopies. Because the larger trees are also fighting for leaf space, they end up leaning to get it...leaning towards my house, in fact. So, the question...do healthy trees require a certain… [cont.]
Asked by Islandkiwi - Wed Oct 18 19:39:38 2006 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Hello nature lover =D First of all, your main question- I think that, different trees need different amount of space to grow. It really depends. Just look at a jungle or forest. Different sizes, differents spieces of trees have their own spreading crown and shape. Hence, it is difficult to tell you how much space do trees need between them unless you specify what trees. =) DOn't worry about the competition of those trees and the smaller trees. Big Trees obtaining such height had gone through a lot of stress conditions to reach to that 50-60ft. Hence, they are very adaptable to that area. In regards to the smaller trees depleting the resources to the old tree, they will not. As mentioned from the above, those 50-60 ft trees' roots system… [cont.]
Answered by Scotworm - Thu Oct 19 05:08:51 2006
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