“Parents are encouraged to use a ruler to measure the spacing between the bars on older and even newer cribs.”
“Accordingly, the precise spacing of each rail section may be easily set in coordination with the other sections.”
“With regard to his spacing of the verses, he left no spaces between individual verses, marking them instead with small, triangular clusters of blue dots.”
(physics) An n-dimensional continuum consisting of dimensions of both space and time. Normally spacetime is considered as having 4 dimensions (x, y, z, t), but higher-dimensional spacetimes are often encountered in theoreticalphysics, e.g. the 5-dimensional spacetime of Kaluza-Klein theory or the 11 dimensions of spacetime in M-theory.
(relativity) A specific region of the universe with mathematically different properties than the surrounding spacetime. Synonymous with "metric" within the context of general relativity.
(programming) The operator <=> in the Perl, PHP and Rubyprogramming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second.
Physical extent across two or three dimensions; area, volume (sometimes for or to do something). [from 14th c.]
Physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this. [from 17th c.]
The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. [from 17th c.]
The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personalfreedom. [from 20th c.]
(heading) A bounded or specific physical extent.
A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries. [from 14th c.]
(music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines. [from 15th c.]
A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. [from 16th c.]
(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). [from 17th c.]
(mathematics) A generalizedconstruct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space). [from 20th c.]
(countable, figuratively) A marketplace for goods or services.
“The biggest one packed enough punch to blow through a spacescraper all the way to the basement.”
“The ultimate game of belief is an unstoppable intonation. A word that spells the end of Jack and Susie. Twenty-eight missiles into a corporate spacescraper.”
“Specialists said commercial space venture was long overdue and technically feasible, but warned the initial price may be too high to attract enough spacefarers.”
“They may also provide new insights to ensure the health, safety and performance of International Space Station crewmembers and future spacefarers on extended missions.”
“A rich source of cosmic energy, the Cosment, was discovered, which allows these spacefarers to restore planets to a livable state.”
“Another possibility is to focus on fields rather than on particles, which are just one way of characterizing certain fields in very special spacetimes.”