space : Idioms & Phrases

• noun physical space independent of what occupies it
  

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• (Physics), space considered without relation to material limits or objects.

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• etc. See under Absolute, Euclidian, etc.

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• noun a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations
  AFSPC.
  

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• noun the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
  airspace.
  

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• the three straight lines in which the coördinate planes intersect each other.

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• noun a blank area
  place; space.
  
  • write your name in the space provided

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• noun a short respite
  breathing place; breather; breath; breathing time; breathing spell.
  
• noun sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
  breathing room.
  
  • moved to the country to find breathing room

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• (Steam engine), the space inclosed in one end of the cylinder, between the valve or valves and the piston, at the beginning of a stroke; waste room. It includes the space caused by the piston's clearance and the space in ports, passageways, etc. Its volume is often expressed as a certain proportion of the volume swept by the piston in a single stroke.

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• noun low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
  crawlspace.
  

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• noun an unventilated area where no air circulates
  

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• noun any region in space outside the solar system
  

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• noun (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk
  disc space.
  

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• noun (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk
  disc space.
  

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• verb type with a full space between lines
  double-space.
  

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• verb type with a full space between lines
  double-space.
  
• adjective satellite (of type or print) having a blank line between lines of type
  
  • manuscripts must be double-spaced

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• noun typing that leaves alternate lines blank
  
• verb type with a full space between lines
  double-space.
  

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• noun space that is surrounded by something
  cavity.
  

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• noun a space in which Euclid's axioms and definitions apply; a metric space that is linear and finite-dimensional
  

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• (Geom.), the kind of space to which the axioms and definitions of Euclid, relative to straight lines and parallel lines, apply; called also flat space, and homaloidal space.

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• noun regularity of spacing
  

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• . (Geom.) See Euclidian space.

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• noun (printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters
  

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• (Printing), the thinnest metal space used in lines of type.

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• noun a metric space that is linear and complete and (usually) infinite-dimensional
  

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• noun the space between galaxies
  
  • the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space

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• noun the part of outer space within the solar system
  

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• noun the space between stars
  

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• noun space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding
  lebensraum.
  

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• noun (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind
  mathematical space.
  
  • assume that the topological space is finite dimensional

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• noun a set of points such that for every pair of points there is a nonnegative real number called their distance that is symmetric and satisfies the triangle inequality
  

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• noun an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
  NASA.
  

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• noun a space that contains no points; and empty space
  

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• noun any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
  space.
  
  • 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

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• noun a space where an automobile can be parked
  parking zone.
  

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• noun the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement
  pericardial cavity.
  

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• noun (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

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• noun the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura
  

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• (Shipbuilding), the distance from one side of a rib to the corresponding side of the next rib; space being the distance between two ribs, in the clear, and room the width of a rib.

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• adjective satellite (of type or print) not having a blank space between lines
  
  • business letters are usually single-spaced

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• noun typing that does not leave lines blank
  

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• noun the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to the present
  

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• noun the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when used
  

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• noun the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
  exobiology; astrobiology.
  

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• noun someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug)
  

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• noun a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
  capsule.
  

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• noun heater consisting of a self-contained (usually portable) unit to warm a room
  

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• noun a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
  

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• noun a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research
  space platform; space laboratory.
  

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• noun a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal
  crystal lattice; Bravais lattice.
  

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• (Print.), a thin piece of metal used by printers to open the lines of type to a regular distance from each other, and for other purposes; a lead. Hansard.

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• noun the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beings
  

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• noun a tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attraction
  

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• noun a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research
  space platform; space laboratory.
  

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• noun a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation
  

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• noun a technological program intended to explore outer space
  

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• noun a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space
  

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• (Print.), a fine, thin, short metal rule of the same height as the type, used in printing short lines in tabular matter.

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• noun a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere
  

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• noun a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research
  space platform; space laboratory.
  

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• noun a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
  spacefaring; spaceflight.
  

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• noun a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
  spacecraft; ballistic capsule.
  

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• noun any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew
  

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• noun a writer paid by the area of the copy
  

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• noun (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
  parity; mirror symmetry; conservation of parity.
  

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• noun the four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located
  space-time.
  

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• noun the four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located
  space-time.
  

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• adjective satellite stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug
  spacey; spacy.
  
• adjective satellite confused or disoriented as if intoxicated through taking a drug
  

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• noun the area in any structure that provides space for storage
  

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• noun a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid
  

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• noun the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory
  swap file.
  

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• noun (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind
  mathematical space.
  
  • assume that the topological space is finite dimensional

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• verb type with two empty spaces between lines
  triple-space.
  

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• noun typing that leaves two lines blank between lines of typing
  
• verb type with two empty spaces between lines
  triple-space.
  

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• noun the visual perception of space
  

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• (Physics), a vacuum.

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