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spacer
  1. (sometimes science fiction) A person who works or lives in space.
  2. An object inserted to hold a space open in a row of items, e.g. beads or printed type.
  3. A bushing.
  4. (slang) A forgetful person.
  5. (medicine) A type of add-on device used by an asthmatic person to increase the effectiveness of a metered-dose inhaler.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “I used a spacer to maintain an even gap between the wooden planks on the deck.”
      “A thin oxide spacer is used to displace P-type dopant implantation to P-type shallow source and drain extension junctions.”
      “A disadvantage of the use of spacers is that the dynamic reach of the spacer causes a convolution in the adhesion image.”
spacing
  1. The action of the verb space.
  2. A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces.
  3. The space between two objects or people.
  4. (science fiction) The activity of working or living in outer space; the occupation of a spacer.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “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.”
spacetime
  1. (physics) The four-dimensional continuum of the three spatial dimensions plus time.
  2. (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 theoretical physics, e.g. the 5-dimensional spacetime of Kaluza-Klein theory or the 11 dimensions of spacetime in M-theory.
  3. (relativity) A specific region of the universe with mathematically different properties than the surrounding spacetime. Synonymous with "metric" within the context of general relativity.
  4. Examples:
    1. “The photons that reached its senses followed paths that varied slightly from the straight-line geodesics of flat spacetime.”
      “Figure 4 shows the spacetime cylinder slit open along Albert's world line and flattened to a rectangle.”
      “The full four-dimensional space, or five-dimensional spacetime, is referred to as the bulk.”
spaceship
  1. A vehicle that flies through space.
  2. (cellular automata) A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.
  3. (programming) The operator <=> in the Perl, PHP and Ruby programming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Approximately 75 minutes after lift-off, when separation from the launcher is confirmed, the ATV becomes a fully automated spaceship.”
      “Another reported UFO was a hovering red-bottomed spaceship that suddenly disappears.”
      “Another highly notable location is the galaxy's largest spaceship dump, which may be found around the back side of the planetoid.”
space
  1. (heading) Of time.
    1. (now rare, archaic) Free time; leisure, opportunity. [from 14th c.]
    2. A specific (specified) period of time. [from 14th c.]
    3. An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while. [from 15th c.]
  2. (heading) Unlimited or generalized physical extent.
    1. Distance between things. [from 14th c.]
    2. Physical extent across two or three dimensions; area, volume (sometimes for or to do something). [from 14th c.]
    3. 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.]
    4. The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. [from 17th c.]
    5. The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom. [from 20th c.]
  3. (heading) A bounded or specific physical extent.
    1. A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries. [from 14th c.]
    2. (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines. [from 15th c.]
    3. A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. [from 16th c.]
    4. (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.]
    5. A gap; an empty place. [from 17th c.]
    6. (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
    7. (mathematics) A generalized construct 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.]
    8. (countable, figuratively) A marketplace for goods or services.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “It was rush hour, and there was barely any space left to stand in on the train.”
      “It would be nice to have a nice open space in our backyard for the dogs to run around in.”
      “They put a man into space but they can't make airport scanners that can scan through laptops.”
spaceplane
  1. A rocket plane designed to pass the edge of space, combining certain features of aircraft and spacecraft.
  2. Examples:
    1. “As an engineer for the aerospace firm starting in the late 1980s, Zubrin worked on projects ranging from a nuclear rocket engine to a spaceplane.”
      “Projects like the HOTOL spaceplane have been rare exceptions to British disinterest in human spaceflight.”
      “It will not be easy to get from X Prize-class craft like SpaceShipOne to a genuine orbital spaceplane.”
spacelore
  1. The teaching, knowledge, study, or science of (outer) space.
spacescraper
  1. (science fiction, informal, rare) The type of building that reaches space; space elevator.
  2. Examples:
    1. “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.”
spaceliner
  1. A commercial spacecraft that carries passengers.
spacescape
  1. A panoramic view of space (interplanetary vacuum).
spacelegs
  1. (science fiction) The ability to work confidently in space, or a zero-gravity environment.
spacehand
  1. (science fiction) A low-ranking member of the crew of a spaceship
spaceport
  1. A site for launching spacecraft.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The US would have to station inspectors at each and every spaceport or launch facility worldwide.”
      “The rocket has been greenlighted for blast-off tomorrow from the spaceport in French Guiana.”
      “Flight 152, the next launch from Europe's spaceport, is scheduled to take place on 5 June.”
spacenik
  1. (dated, informal) One who travels into space; an astronaut.
spacepower
  1. Military power as it relates to space.
  2. Examples:
    1. “This new challenge of space and spacepower has rocked the United States as few other events in the country's brief history.”
spacedock
  1. (science fiction) A place where spacecraft can dock.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The spacedock, however, was built to operate on the backlines of battle, and was thus suitably equipped.”
spaceworthiness
  1. The state or condition of being spaceworthy.
spacecraft
  1. A vehicle that travels through space.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The first privately funded spacecraft lifts off from an airstrip in the Mojave Desert.”
      “During that flight, Leonov performed the first space walk, leaving the spacecraft through an inflatable airlock for several minutes.”
      “Flight controllers also tested a new maneuvering technique called aerobraking, which uses a planet's atmosphere to slow a spacecraft.”
spacewear
  1. Clothes to be worn in space.
spaciousness
  1. The state or quality of being spacious.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The spaciousness of the room was enhanced by the large windows, allowing ample fresh air and natural light to flow in.”
      “The spaciousness of the theater allowed for comfortable seating arrangements and plenty of legroom.”
      “Passengers rate the spaciousness and the quietness of the vehicle very highly.”
spacelikeness
  1. The quality of being spacelike.
spacelessness
  1. The quality of being spaceless.
spacefarer
  1. (chiefly science fiction) A person who travels in space.
spacefaring
  1. (The practice of) spaceflight.
spaciousnesses
spacecrafts
  1. (nonstandard) plural of spacecraft
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Five other spacecrafts also rocketed through the upper atmosphere of the planet that was earth.”
      “Using our current spacecrafts it would take over 73,000 years to get to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri.”
      “Electrical devices on spacecrafts, satellites, and aircraft must work reliably and efficiently in situations where they can not be easily repaired.”
spaceliners
  1. plural of spaceliner
spacescapes
  1. plural of spacescape
spacefarers
  1. plural of spacefarer
  2. Examples:
    1. “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.”
spaceplanes
  1. plural of spaceplane
  2. Examples:
    1. “With nothing but the nearby town in view, one can easily imagine a future where spaceplanes take off and land from a bustling facility on the site.”
spaceports
  1. plural of spaceport
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Exploring Mars requires no miraculous new technologies, no orbiting spaceports, and no gigantic interplanetary space cruisers.”
      “Desert spaceports and dusty workshops cluttered with rocket nozzles and airframes have sprung up across California and Canada.”
      “The space community also argues that new spaceports will be online to handle the rush of new launch companies.”
spaceships
  1. plural of spaceship
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In the same discussion with me in which you mentioned robots with detachable limbs, you mentioned spaceships with built-in positronic brains.”
      “Under no circumstances make spaceships, dinosaurs, aliens, monsters or fantasy art characters.”
      “Barry had taken an early interest in all things technological and was forever building spaceships and cyborgs and stuff of that nature.”
spacetimes
  1. plural of spacetime
  2. Examples:
    1. “Another possibility is to focus on fields rather than on particles, which are just one way of characterizing certain fields in very special spacetimes.”
spacedocks
  1. plural of spacedock
spacehands
  1. plural of spacehand
spaceniks
  1. plural of spacenik
spacings
  1. plural of spacing
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The junctions with spacings of 5-30 mum presented concavo-concave morphologies, and the spacings could be changed with the growth conditions.”
      “The diffraction constant for the diffractometer was calculated using a grating with 0.1 turn spacings.”
      “The modulation has a period of four lattice spacings along the direction parallel to the copper-oxygen bonds.”
spacers
  1. plural of spacer
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The infertile eggs are thought to act as spacers between the fertile eggs, making it easier for the babies to crawl out when they hatch.”
      “To further enhance the energy saving qualities of the windows, non-metallic spacers are used between the glazings.”
      “The motherboards have 120 mm PVC spacers to keep them apart and are threaded along M4 zinced thread section.”
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