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SPACE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The unlimited expanse in which everything is located

Example:

the boundless regions of the infinite

Synonyms:

infinite; space

Classified under:

Nouns with no superordinates

Hypernyms ("space" is a kind of...):

attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)

Meronyms (parts of "space"):

location (a point or extent in space)

aerospace (the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "space"):

absolute space (physical space independent of what occupies it)

phase space ((physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance)

mathematical space; topological space ((mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind)

outer space; space (any location outside the Earth's atmosphere)

Derivation:

spacial; spatial (pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences

Synonyms:

quad; space

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("space" is a kind of...):

type (a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper)

Domain category:

printing; printing process (reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "space"):

hair space ((printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A blank area

Example:

write your name in the space provided

Synonyms:

blank space; place; space

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("space" is a kind of...):

area; expanse; surface area (the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "space"):

margin (the blank space that surrounds the text on a page)

indent; indentation; indention; indenture (the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line)

Holonyms ("space" is a part of...):

form (a printed document with spaces in which to write)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing

Example:

he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet

Synonyms:

blank; space

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("space" is a kind of...):

character; graph; grapheme; graphic symbol (a written symbol that is used to represent speech)

Derivation:

space (place at intervals)

Sense 5

Meaning:

One of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff

Example:

the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("space" is a kind of...):

area; expanse; surface area (the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary)

Holonyms ("space" is a part of...):

musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)

staff; stave ((music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Any location outside the Earth's atmosphere

Example:

the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth

Synonyms:

outer space; space

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("space" is a kind of...):

location (a point or extent in space)

infinite; space (the unlimited expanse in which everything is located)

Meronyms (parts of "space"):

interplanetary space (the part of outer space within the solar system)

interstellar space (the space between stars)

intergalactic space (the space between galaxies)

deep space (any region in space outside the solar system)

Holonyms ("space" is a part of...):

aerospace (the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole)

Sense 7

Meaning:

An area reserved for some particular purpose

Example:

the laboratory's floor space

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("space" is a kind of...):

area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "space"):

workspace (space allocated for your work (as in an office))

terreplein (level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart)

place; seat (a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane))

separation (the space where a division or parting occurs)

parking space; parking zone (a space where an automobile can be parked)

no-parking zone (a space where automobiles are not allowed to park)

key; paint ((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)

flies ((theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains))

disc space; disk space ((computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk)

crawl space; crawlspace (low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing)

air space; airspace (the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth)

Derivation:

spacious ((of buildings and rooms) having ample space)

Sense 8

Meaning:

An empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)

Example:

the space between his teeth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("space" is a kind of...):

location (a point or extent in space)

amorphous shape (an ill-defined or arbitrary shape)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "space"):

pocket ((bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left)

cavity; enclosed space (space that is surrounded by something)

hole (an unoccupied space)

emptiness; vacancy; vacuum; void (an empty area or space)

angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)

swath (the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine)

gap; opening (an open or empty space in or between things)

expanse (a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky)

enclosure; natural enclosure (a naturally enclosed space)

subarachnoid space (a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid)

pleural space (the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura)

crenel; crenelle (a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement)

compartment (a space into which an area is subdivided)

Derivation:

space (place at intervals)

Sense 9

Meaning:

The interval between two times

Example:

it all happened in the space of 10 minutes

Synonyms:

distance; space

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("space" is a kind of...):

interval; time interval (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)

Derivation:

space (place at intervals)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Place at intervals

Example:

Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "space" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

space (a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing)

space (an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things))

space (the interval between two times)

spacing (the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Most near in time or space.

(Nearest, NCI Thesaurus)

Hast no space in thy frame for the softer joys.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“What space do you give them?” asked my uncle.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.

(Near, NCI Thesaurus)

An x-ray of the spinal cord after an injection of dye into the space between the lining of the spinal cord and brain.

(Myelogram, NCI Dictionary)

The cystic spaces are surrounded by a spindle cell stroma which may show myxoid changes.

(Alveolar Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

"Here is another space between the trees," called the Lion.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

It is characterized by the formation of capillary-sized and cavernous vascular spaces.

(Angiomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Endoscopic examination of a joint space.

(Arthroscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

Four connected cavities (hollow spaces) in the brain.

(Murine Ventricles, Brain, NCI Thesaurus)