What does the word space mean

This article is about the general framework of distance and direction. For the space beyond Earth’s atmosphere, see Outer space. For the writing separator, see Space (punctuation). For other uses, see Space (disambiguation).

Space is a three-dimensional continuum containing positions and directions.^[1] In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions. Modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum known as spacetime. The concept of space is considered to be of fundamental importance to an understanding of the physical universe. However, disagreement continues between philosophers over whether it is itself an entity, a relationship between entities, or part of a conceptual framework.

Debates concerning the nature, essence and the mode of existence of space date back to antiquity; namely, to treatises like the Timaeus of Plato, or Socrates in his reflections on what the Greeks called khôra (i.e. «space»), or in the Physics of Aristotle (Book IV, Delta) in the definition of topos (i.e. place), or in the later «geometrical conception of place» as «space qua extension» in the Discourse on Place (Qawl fi al-Makan) of the 11th-century Arab polymath Alhazen.^[2] Many of these classical philosophical questions were discussed in the Renaissance and then reformulated in the 17th century, particularly during the early development of classical mechanics. In Isaac Newton’s view, space was absolute—in the sense that it existed permanently and independently of whether there was any matter in the space.^[3] Other natural philosophers, notably Gottfried Leibniz, thought instead that space was in fact a collection of relations between objects, given by their distance and direction from one another. In the 18th century, the philosopher and theologian George Berkeley attempted to refute the «visibility of spatial depth» in his Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision. Later, the metaphysician Immanuel Kant said that the concepts of space and time are not empirical ones derived from experiences of the outside world—they are elements of an already given systematic framework that humans possess and use to structure all experiences. Kant referred to the experience of «space» in his Critique of Pure Reason as being a subjective «pure a priori form of intuition».

In the 19th and 20th centuries mathematicians began to examine geometries that are non-Euclidean, in which space is conceived as curved, rather than flat. According to Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, space around gravitational fields deviates from Euclidean space.^[4] Experimental tests of general relativity have confirmed that non-Euclidean geometries provide a better model for the shape of space.

Philosophy of space

Galileo

Galilean and Cartesian theories about space, matter, and motion are at the foundation of the Scientific Revolution, which is understood to have culminated with the publication of Newton’s Principia in 1687.^[5] Newton’s theories about space and time helped him explain the movement of objects. While his theory of space is considered the most influential in physics, it emerged from his predecessors’ ideas about the same.^[6]

As one of the pioneers of modern science, Galileo revised the established Aristotelian and Ptolemaic ideas about a geocentric cosmos. He backed the Copernican theory that the universe was heliocentric, with a stationary sun at the center and the planets—including the Earth—revolving around the sun. If the Earth moved, the Aristotelian belief that its natural tendency was to remain at rest was in question. Galileo wanted to prove instead that the sun moved around its axis, that motion was as natural to an object as the state of rest. In other words, for Galileo, celestial bodies, including the Earth, were naturally inclined to move in circles. This view displaced another Aristotelian idea—that all objects gravitated towards their designated natural place-of-belonging.^[7]

René Descartes

Descartes set out to replace the Aristotelian worldview with a theory about space and motion as determined by natural laws. In other words, he sought a metaphysical foundation or a mechanical explanation for his theories about matter and motion. Cartesian space was Euclidean in structure—infinite, uniform and flat.^[8] It was defined as that which contained matter; conversely, matter by definition had a spatial extension so that there was no such thing as empty space.^[5]

The Cartesian notion of space is closely linked to his theories about the nature of the body, mind and matter. He is famously known for his «cogito ergo sum» (I think therefore I am), or the idea that we can only be certain of the fact that we can doubt, and therefore think and therefore exist. His theories belong to the rationalist tradition, which attributes knowledge about the world to our ability to think rather than to our experiences, as the empiricists believe.^[9] He posited a clear distinction between the body and mind, which is referred to as the Cartesian dualism.

Leibniz and Newton

Following Galileo and Descartes, during the seventeenth century the philosophy of space and time revolved around the ideas of Gottfried Leibniz, a German philosopher–mathematician, and Isaac Newton, who set out two opposing theories of what space is. Rather than being an entity that independently exists over and above other matter, Leibniz held that space is no more than the collection of spatial relations between objects in the world: «space is that which results from places taken together».^[10] Unoccupied regions are those that could have objects in them, and thus spatial relations with other places. For Leibniz, then, space was an idealised abstraction from the relations between individual entities or their possible locations and therefore could not be continuous but must be discrete.^[11]
Space could be thought of in a similar way to the relations between family members. Although people in the family are related to one another, the relations do not exist independently of the people.^[12]
Leibniz argued that space could not exist independently of objects in the world because that implies a difference between two universes exactly alike except for the location of the material world in each universe. But since there would be no observational way of telling these universes apart then, according to the identity of indiscernibles, there would be no real difference between them. According to the principle of sufficient reason, any theory of space that implied that there could be these two possible universes must therefore be wrong.^[13]

Newton took space to be more than relations between material objects and based his position on observation and experimentation. For a relationist there can be no real difference between inertial motion, in which the object travels with constant velocity, and non-inertial motion, in which the velocity changes with time, since all spatial measurements are relative to other objects and their motions. But Newton argued that since non-inertial motion generates forces, it must be absolute.^[14] He used the example of water in a spinning bucket to demonstrate his argument. Water in a bucket is hung from a rope and set to spin, starts with a flat surface. After a while, as the bucket continues to spin, the surface of the water becomes concave. If the bucket’s spinning is stopped then the surface of the water remains concave as it continues to spin. The concave surface is therefore apparently not the result of relative motion between the bucket and the water.^[15] Instead, Newton argued, it must be a result of non-inertial motion relative to space itself. For several centuries the bucket argument was considered decisive in showing that space must exist independently of matter.

Kant

In the eighteenth century the German philosopher Immanuel Kant developed a theory of knowledge in which knowledge about space can be both a priori and synthetic.^[16] According to Kant, knowledge about space is synthetic, in that statements about space are not simply true by virtue of the meaning of the words in the statement. In his work, Kant rejected the view that space must be either a substance or relation. Instead he came to the conclusion that space and time are not discovered by humans to be objective features of the world, but imposed by us as part of a framework for organizing experience.^[17]

Non-Euclidean geometry

Euclid’s Elements contained five postulates that form the basis for Euclidean geometry. One of these, the parallel postulate, has been the subject of debate among mathematicians for many centuries. It states that on any plane on which there is a straight line L₁ and a point P not on L₁, there is exactly one straight line L₂ on the plane that passes through the point P and is parallel to the straight line L₁. Until the 19th century, few doubted the truth of the postulate; instead debate centered over whether it was necessary as an axiom, or whether it was a theory that could be derived from the other axioms.^[18] Around 1830 though, the Hungarian János Bolyai and the Russian Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky separately published treatises on a type of geometry that does not include the parallel postulate, called hyperbolic geometry. In this geometry, an infinite number of parallel lines pass through the point P. Consequently, the sum of angles in a triangle is less than 180° and the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter is greater than pi. In the 1850s, Bernhard Riemann developed an equivalent theory of elliptical geometry, in which no parallel lines pass through P. In this geometry, triangles have more than 180° and circles have a ratio of circumference-to-diameter that is less than pi.

Type of geometry	Number of parallels	Sum of angles in a triangle	Ratio of circumference to diameter of circle	Measure of curvature
Hyperbolic	Infinite	< 180°	> π	< 0
Euclidean	1	180°	π	0
Elliptical	0	> 180°	< π	> 0

Gauss and Poincaré

Although there was a prevailing Kantian consensus at the time, once non-Euclidean geometries had been formalised, some began to wonder whether or not physical space is curved. Carl Friedrich Gauss, a German mathematician, was the first to consider an empirical investigation of the geometrical structure of space. He thought of making a test of the sum of the angles of an enormous stellar triangle, and there are reports that he actually carried out a test, on a small scale, by triangulating mountain tops in Germany.^[19]

Henri Poincaré, a French mathematician and physicist of the late 19th century, introduced an important insight in which he attempted to demonstrate the futility of any attempt to discover which geometry applies to space by experiment.^[20] He considered the predicament that would face scientists if they were confined to the surface of an imaginary large sphere with particular properties, known as a sphere-world. In this world, the temperature is taken to vary in such a way that all objects expand and contract in similar proportions in different places on the sphere. With a suitable falloff in temperature, if the scientists try to use measuring rods to determine the sum of the angles in a triangle, they can be deceived into thinking that they inhabit a plane, rather than a spherical surface.^[21] In fact, the scientists cannot in principle determine whether they inhabit a plane or sphere and, Poincaré argued, the same is true for the debate over whether real space is Euclidean or not. For him, which geometry was used to describe space was a matter of convention.^[22] Since Euclidean geometry is simpler than non-Euclidean geometry, he assumed the former would always be used to describe the ‘true’ geometry of the world.^[23]

Einstein

In 1905, Albert Einstein published his special theory of relativity, which led to the concept that space and time can be viewed as a single construct known as spacetime. In this theory, the speed of light in vacuum is the same for all observers—which has the result that two events that appear simultaneous to one particular observer will not be simultaneous to another observer if the observers are moving with respect to one another. Moreover, an observer will measure a moving clock to tick more slowly than one that is stationary with respect to them; and objects are measured to be shortened in the direction that they are moving with respect to the observer.

Subsequently, Einstein worked on a general theory of relativity, which is a theory of how gravity interacts with spacetime. Instead of viewing gravity as a force field acting in spacetime, Einstein suggested that it modifies the geometric structure of spacetime itself.^[24] According to the general theory, time goes more slowly at places with lower gravitational potentials and rays of light bend in the presence of a gravitational field. Scientists have studied the behaviour of binary pulsars, confirming the predictions of Einstein’s theories, and non-Euclidean geometry is usually used to describe spacetime.

Mathematics

In modern mathematics spaces are defined as sets with some added structure. They are frequently described as different types of manifolds, which are spaces that locally approximate to Euclidean space, and where the properties are defined largely on local connectedness of points that lie on the manifold. There are however, many diverse mathematical objects that are called spaces. For example, vector spaces such as function spaces may have infinite numbers of independent dimensions and a notion of distance very different from Euclidean space, and topological spaces replace the concept of distance with a more abstract idea of nearness.

Physics

Space is one of the few fundamental quantities in physics, meaning that it cannot be defined via other quantities because nothing more fundamental is known at the present. On the other hand, it can be related to other fundamental quantities. Thus, similar to other fundamental quantities (like time and mass), space can be explored via measurement and experiment.

Today, our three-dimensional space is viewed as embedded in a four-dimensional spacetime, called Minkowski space (see special relativity). The idea behind spacetime is that time is hyperbolic-orthogonal to each of the three spatial dimensions.

Relativity

Before Albert Einstein’s work on relativistic physics, time and space were viewed as independent dimensions. Einstein’s discoveries showed that due to relativity of motion our space and time can be mathematically combined into one object–spacetime. It turns out that distances in space or in time separately are not invariant with respect to Lorentz coordinate transformations, but distances in Minkowski space along spacetime intervals are—which justifies the name.

In addition, time and space dimensions should not be viewed as exactly equivalent in Minkowski space. One can freely move in space but not in time. Thus, time and space coordinates are treated differently both in special relativity (where time is sometimes considered an imaginary coordinate) and in general relativity (where different signs are assigned to time and space components of spacetime metric).

Furthermore, in Einstein’s general theory of relativity, it is postulated that spacetime is geometrically distorted – curved – near to gravitationally significant masses.^[25]

One consequence of this postulate, which follows from the equations of general relativity, is the prediction of moving ripples of spacetime, called gravitational waves. While indirect evidence for these waves has been found (in the motions of the Hulse–Taylor binary system, for example) experiments attempting to directly measure these waves are ongoing at the LIGO and Virgo collaborations. LIGO scientists reported the first such direct observation of gravitational waves on 14 September 2015.^[26][27]

Cosmology

Relativity theory leads to the cosmological question of what shape the universe is, and where space came from. It appears that space was created in the Big Bang, 13.8 billion years ago^[28] and has been expanding ever since. The overall shape of space is not known, but space is known to be expanding very rapidly due to the cosmic inflation.

Spatial measurement

The measurement of physical space has long been important. Although earlier societies had developed measuring systems, the International System of Units, (SI), is now the most common system of units used in the measuring of space, and is almost universally used.

Currently, the standard space interval, called a standard meter or simply meter, is defined as the distance traveled by light in vacuum during a time interval of exactly 1/299,792,458 of a second. This definition coupled with present definition of the second is based on the special theory of relativity in which the speed of light plays the role of a fundamental constant of nature.

Geographical space

Geography is the branch of science concerned with identifying and describing places on Earth, utilizing spatial awareness to try to understand why things exist in specific locations. Cartography is the mapping of spaces to allow better navigation, for visualization purposes and to act as a locational device. Geostatistics apply statistical concepts to collected spatial data of Earth to create an estimate for unobserved phenomena.

Geographical space is often considered as land, and can have a relation to ownership usage (in which space is seen as property or territory). While some cultures assert the rights of the individual in terms of ownership, other cultures will identify with a communal approach to land ownership, while still other cultures such as Australian Aboriginals, rather than asserting ownership rights to land, invert the relationship and consider that they are in fact owned by the land. Spatial planning is a method of regulating the use of space at land-level, with decisions made at regional, national and international levels. Space can also impact on human and cultural behavior, being an important factor in architecture, where it will impact on the design of buildings and structures, and on farming.

Ownership of space is not restricted to land. Ownership of airspace and of waters is decided internationally. Other forms of ownership have been recently asserted to other spaces—for example to the radio bands of the electromagnetic spectrum or to cyberspace.

Public space is a term used to define areas of land as collectively owned by the community, and managed in their name by delegated bodies; such spaces are open to all, while private property is the land culturally owned by an individual or company, for their own use and pleasure.

Abstract space is a term used in geography to refer to a hypothetical space characterized by complete homogeneity. When modeling activity or behavior, it is a conceptual tool used to limit extraneous variables such as terrain.

In psychology

Psychologists first began to study the way space is perceived in the middle of the 19th century. Those now concerned with such studies regard it as a distinct branch of psychology. Psychologists analyzing the perception of space are concerned with how recognition of an object’s physical appearance or its interactions are perceived, see, for example, visual space.

Other, more specialized topics studied include amodal perception and object permanence. The perception of surroundings is important due to its necessary relevance to survival, especially with regards to hunting and self preservation as well as simply one’s idea of personal space.

Several space-related phobias have been identified, including agoraphobia (the fear of open spaces), astrophobia (the fear of celestial space) and claustrophobia (the fear of enclosed spaces).

The understanding of three-dimensional space in humans is thought to be learned during infancy using unconscious inference, and is closely related to hand-eye coordination. The visual ability to perceive the world in three dimensions is called depth perception.

Space has been studied in the social sciences from the perspectives of Marxism, feminism, postmodernism, postcolonialism, urban theory and critical geography. These theories account for the effect of the history of colonialism, transatlantic slavery and globalization on our understanding and experience of space and place. The topic has garnered attention since the 1980s, after the publication of Henri Lefebvre’s The Production of Space . In this book, Lefebvre applies Marxist ideas about the production of commodities and accumulation of capital to discuss space as a social product. His focus is on the multiple and overlapping social processes that produce space.^[29]

In his book The Condition of Postmodernity, David Harvey describes what he terms the «time-space compression.» This is the effect of technological advances and capitalism on our perception of time, space and distance.^[30] Changes in the modes of production and consumption of capital affect and are affected by developments in transportation and technology. These advances create relationships across time and space, new markets and groups of wealthy elites in urban centers, all of which annihilate distances and affect our perception of linearity and distance.^[31]

In his book Thirdspace, Edward Soja describes space and spatiality as an integral and neglected aspect of what he calls the «trialectics of being,» the three modes that determine how we inhabit, experience and understand the world. He argues that critical theories in the Humanities and Social Sciences study the historical and social dimensions of our lived experience, neglecting the spatial dimension.^[32] He builds on Henri Lefebvre’s work to address the dualistic way in which humans understand space—as either material/physical or as represented/imagined. Lefebvre’s «lived space»^[33] and Soja’s «thirdspace» are terms that account for the complex ways in which humans understand and navigate place, which «firstspace» and «Secondspace» (Soja’s terms for material and imagined spaces respectively) do not fully encompass.

Postcolonial theorist Homi Bhabha’s concept of Third Space is different from Soja’s Thirdspace, even though both terms offer a way to think outside the terms of a binary logic. Bhabha’s Third Space is the space in which hybrid cultural forms and identities exist. In his theories, the term hybrid describes new cultural forms that emerge through the interaction between colonizer and colonized.^[34]

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To imagine a space means nothing else than that we imagine an epitome of our “space” experience, i.e. of experience that we can have in the movement of “rigid” bodies. ❋ Unknown (1920)

We could also say «per decem pedēs», _for ten feet_, where the space relation is one of _extent of space_. ❋ Benjamin Leonard D’Ooge (1900)

The space between these layers — the _sub-arachnoid space_ — is traversed by a network of fine fibrous strands, in the meshes of which the cerebro-spinal fluid circulates. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

Inside the dura, and separated from it by a narrow space — the _sub-dural space_ — lies the ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

Mr. Dyer, that he confounded the idea of _space_ with that of _empty space_, and did not consider, that though space might be without matter, yet matter, being extended, could not be without space. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

I don’t know – maybe because I grew up with space ships and that great promise to meet aliens someday that ’space porn’ still incredibly excites me. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I. iii.18 (165,3) till the diminution/Of space had pointed him sharp as my needle] _The diminution of space_, is _the diminution_ of which ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

I question if the whole ban on weapons in space is really even the most peaceful approach. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“Having people in space is how we have come so far and have really been able to dominate space,” Hutchison said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Trying to save a few billion per year in space is not going to balance the budget but will most certainly devastate U.S. access to space and cede the high ground to Europe, Russia, China, and others. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Having Americans in space is something you just accept. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The development of technology that allows us to survive and thrive in space is one of the central challenges to meeting the goal. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No one can wrest leadership in space from the United States. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The cost of maintaining a robot in space is a minute fraction of the cost of maintaining a person in space. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And, America’s interest in space is enough to warrant (through our elected officials) at 15 to 20 billion dollar budget a year. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Science in space is not necessarily science of space. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On Daily Kos website, Vladislaw, a daily blogger, posted a poll asking this question, «Do you believe being able to and live work in space is a species imperative?» ❋ Unknown (2009)

All vehicles that take people into space are «spaceships», or «spacecraft», but the name «space shuttle» only refers to the black-and-white airplane thing with the two pointy little booster rockets and the big orange tank. ❋ Zoe P. Strassfield (2011)

❋ Cap’n Gar (2003)

1) That [runway model] has epic space!
2) That girl is hot because she has the space.
3) There is great space in Southern California.
4) I’ll tell you what [turns me on] about a woman…space.
5) She was hot until she let herself [fall apart] and she lost her space. ❋ Kb-young_raymond (2007)

[Sorry, but] I need some space now. [I’ll call you] [in a week]. ❋ Stevie (2005)

[fuck no]! [i’m not] [going] into space! ❋ Stella B. (2009)

1. In space, no one can hear you [whimper] like a little girl.
2. » » [There, there’s] a free one for ya.
3. Dude, I totally spaced [Grandma’s funeral]!
4. «Bob, I just feel like I need some space…»
«What the fuck does that mean?»
«Let me finish… I need some space… without you in it…» ❋ Madmann (2005)

The [terrorists] will space their [hostages] if their demands are not met.
We must space our [cargo] so our ship can be more maneuverable. ❋ Lutrian (2004)

«[Honey] I could [use] a [little space]». ❋ Mid-sized German Girl (2004)

[fucking idiot] [press] [the space] bar ❋ Kyle,that Random Guy. (2017)

1. Bill has a lot of space between his ears.
2. I wish I could [kick your ass] into space.
3. You should get that space between your teeth fixed [Billy Bob].
4. When Jim was asked what his name was, all he [could do] is just space. ❋ Anonymous (2003)

All [republicans] are [gay]! ❋ Drake (2005)

Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:3.1 / 17 votes

1. space, infinitenoun

   the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

   «they tested his ability to locate objects in space»; «the boundless regions of the infinite»

2. spacenoun

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

   «the architect left space in front of the building»; «they stopped at an open space in the jungle»; «the space between his teeth»

3. spacenoun

   an area reserved for some particular purpose

   «the laboratory’s floor space»

4. outer space, spacenoun

   any location outside the Earth’s atmosphere

   «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»

5. space, blanknoun

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

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

6. distance, spacenoun

   the interval between two times

   «the distance from birth to death»; «it all happened in the space of 10 minutes»

7. space, blank space, placenoun

   a blank area

   «write your name in the space provided»

8. spacenoun

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

   «the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E»

9. quad, spaceverb

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

10. spaceverb

    place at intervals

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

GCIDERate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. Spacenoun

   that portion of the universe outside the earth or its atmosphere; — called also outer space.

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. spacenoun

   The intervening contents of a volume.

2. spacenoun

   Area occupied by or intended for a person or thing.

3. spacenoun

   An area or volume of sufficient size to accommodate a person or thing.

4. spacenoun

   A while.

5. spacenoun

   The volume beyond the atmosphere of planets that consists of a relative vacuum.

6. spacenoun

   The volume beyond the Kármán line that lies 100km above mean sea level of the Earth.

7. spacenoun

   A gap between written or printed letters, numbers, characters, or lines; a blank.

8. spacenoun

   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).

9. spacenoun

   A position on the staff bounded by lines.

   In the treble clef, the third space of the staff is the C above Middle C.

10. spaceverb

    To roam, walk, wander.

11. spaceverb

    To set some distance apart.

12. spaceverb

    To eject into outer space, usually without a space suit.

13. spacenoun

    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.

14. spacenoun

    One’s personal freedom to think or be oneself.

15. spacenoun

    The state of mind one is in when daydreaming.

16. spacenoun

    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

17. spacenoun

    One of the five basic elements.

18. spacenoun

    interval of time

19. Etymology: From espace.

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spacenoun

   Etymology: spatium, Latin.

   1. Room; local extension.

   Space is the relation of distance between any two bodies or points.
   John Locke.

   Oh, undistinguish’d space of woman’s wit!
   A plot upon her virtuous husband’s life,
   And the exchange my brother.
   William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   This which yields or fills all space.
   John Milton.

   Pure space is capable neither of resistance nor motion.
   John Locke.

   Space and motion can never be actually infinite: they have a power only and a capacity of being increased without end; so that no space can be assigned so vast, but still a larger may be imagined; no motion so swift or languid, but a greater velocity or slowness may still be conceived.
   Richard Bentley.

   2. Any quantity of place.

   I would not be the villain that thou think’st
   For the whole space that’s in the tyrant’s grasp,
   And the rich East to boot.
   William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   There was but two ways to escape; the one through the woods about ten miles space to Walpo.
   Richard Knolles.

   In such a great ruin, where the fragments are great and hard, it is not possible they should be so adjusted in their fall, but that they would lie hollow, and many unfilled spaces would be intercepted amongst them.
   Burnet.

   Measuring first with careful eyes
   The space his spear could reach, aloud he cries.
   Dryden.

   3. Quantity of time.

   Nine times the space that measures day and night
   To mortal men, he with his horrid crew
   Lay vanquish’d, rolling in the fiery gulph,
   Confounded, though immortal.
   John Milton.

   In a lever the motion can be continued only for so short a space, as may be answerable to that little distance betwixt the fulciment and the weight.
   John Wilkins, Math. Mag.

   God may defer his judgments for a time, and give a people a longer space of repentance: he may stay ’till the iniquities of a nation be full; but sooner or later they have reason to expect his vengeance.
   John Tillotson, Sermons.

   The lives of great men cannot be writ with any tolerable degree of elegance or exactness, within a short space after their decease.
   Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   4. A small time; a while.

   Sith for me ye fight, to me this grace
   Both yield, to stay your deadly strife a space.
   Fairy Queen.

   Compassion quell’d
   His best of man, and gave him up to tears
   A space, ’till firmer thoughts restrain’d excess.
   John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Space

   Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum known as spacetime. The concept of space is considered to be of fundamental importance to an understanding of the physical universe. However, disagreement continues between philosophers over whether it is itself an entity, a relationship between entities, or part of a conceptual framework.
   Debates concerning the nature, essence and the mode of existence of space date back to antiquity; namely, to treatises like the Timaeus of Plato, or Socrates in his reflections on what the Greeks called khôra (i.e. «space»), or in the Physics of Aristotle (Book IV, Delta) in the definition of topos (i.e. place), or in the later «geometrical conception of place» as «space qua extension» in the Discourse on Place (Qawl fi al-Makan) of the 11th-century Arab polymath Alhazen. Many of these classical philosophical questions were discussed in the Renaissance and then reformulated in the 17th century, particularly during the early development of classical mechanics. In Isaac Newton’s view, space was absolute—in the sense that it existed permanently and independently of whether there was any matter in the space. Other natural philosophers, notably Gottfried Leibniz, thought instead that space was in fact a collection of relations between objects, given by their distance and direction from one another. In the 18th century, the philosopher and theologian George Berkeley attempted to refute the «visibility of spatial depth» in his Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision. Later, the metaphysician Immanuel Kant said that the concepts of space and time are not empirical ones derived from experiences of the outside world—they are elements of an already given systematic framework that humans possess and use to structure all experiences. Kant referred to the experience of «space» in his Critique of Pure Reason as being a subjective «pure a priori form of intuition».
   In the 19th and 20th centuries mathematicians began to examine geometries that are non-Euclidean, in which space is conceived as curved, rather than flat. According to Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, space around gravitational fields deviates from Euclidean space. Experimental tests of general relativity have confirmed that non-Euclidean geometries provide a better model for the shape of space.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. Spacenoun

   extension, considered independently of anything which it may contain; that which makes extended objects conceivable and possible

2. Spacenoun

   place, having more or less extension; room

3. Spacenoun

   a quantity or portion of extension; distance from one thing to another; an interval between any two or more objects; as, the space between two stars or two hills; the sound was heard for the space of a mile

4. Spacenoun

   quantity of time; an interval between two points of time; duration; time

5. Spacenoun

   a short time; a while

6. Spacenoun

   walk; track; path; course

7. Spacenoun

   a small piece of metal cast lower than a face type, so as not to receive the ink in printing, — used to separate words or letters

8. Spacenoun

   the distance or interval between words or letters in the lines, or between lines, as in books

9. Spacenoun

   one of the intervals, or open places, between the lines of the staff

10. Spacenoun

    to walk; to rove; to roam

11. Spacenoun

    to arrange or adjust the spaces in or between; as, to space words, lines, or letters

12. Etymology: [OE. space, F. espace, from L. spatium space; cf. Gr. spa^n to draw, to tear; perh. akin to E. span. Cf. Expatiate.]

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1. Space

   Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum known as spacetime. In mathematics, «spaces» are examined with different numbers of dimensions and with different underlying structures. The concept of space is considered to be of fundamental importance to an understanding of the physical universe. However, disagreement continues between philosophers over whether it is itself an entity, a relationship between entities, or part of a conceptual framework.
   Debates concerning the nature, essence and the mode of existence of space date back to antiquity; namely, to treatises like the Timaeus of Plato, or Socrates in his reflections on what the Greeks called khora, or in the Physics of Aristotle in the definition of topos, or even in the later «geometrical conception of place» as «space qua extension» in the Discourse on Place of the 11th century Arab polymath Alhazen. Many of these classical philosophical questions were discussed in the Renaissance and then reformulated in the 17th century, particularly during the early development of classical mechanics. In Isaac Newton’s view, space was absolute—in the sense that it existed permanently and independently of whether there were any matter in the space. Other natural philosophers, notably Gottfried Leibniz, thought instead that space was in fact a collection of relations between objects, given by their distance and direction from one another. In the 18th century, the philosopher and theologian George Berkeley attempted to refute the «visibility of spatial depth» in his Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision. Later, the metaphysician Immanuel Kant said neither space nor time can be empirically perceived, they are elements of a systematic framework that humans use to structure all experiences. Kant referred to «space» in his Critique of Pure Reason as being: a subjective «pure a priori form of intuition», hence it is an unavoidable contribution of our human faculties.

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1. Space

   spās, n. extension as distinct from material substances: room: largeness: distance between objects: interval between lines or words in books: quantity of time: distance between two points of time: opportunity, leisure: a short time: interval.—v.t. to make or arrange intervals between.—ns. Spā′cer, one who, or that which, spaces: an instrument by which to reverse a telegraphic current, esp. in a marine cable, for increasing the speed of transmission: a space-bar; Space′-writ′er, in journalism, one paid for his articles according to the space they occupy when printed; Spā′cing, the act of dividing into spaces, placing at suitable intervals, as in printing, &c.: the space thus made: spaces collectively.—adj. Spā′cious, having large space: large in extent: roomy: wide.—adv. Spā′ciously.—n. Spā′ciousness. [Fr. espace—L. spatium; Gr. spān.]

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1. space

   A medium like the land, sea, and air within which military activities shall be conducted to achieve US national security objectives.

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1. space

   A quantity or portion of extension; the interval between any two or more objects; as, the space between ranks.

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1. space

   A dimension in which we exist.

   Space is so varied e.g. internal space to live, time to focus and do something and the area of the atmosphere on planet earth.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 26, 2020  

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   space

   An area for a specific purpose.

   They always have space and time to play, laugh and have fun together.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020  

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   space

   An infinite energy field that is connected to the universe and multiverse.

   Space is a facet of our lives and perception of our reality.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

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   space

   An infinite reality.

   Space can be connected to our perception of our reality.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

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1. space

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1. SPACE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Space is ranked #25037 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

   The Space surname appeared 992 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Space.

   82.4% or 818 total occurrences were White.
   13.1% or 130 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 21 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Amorphous Shape
   • Area
   • Location
   • Place
   • Space
   • Time Interval

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘space’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #797

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘space’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #971

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘space’ in Nouns Frequency: #297

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of space in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of space in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of space in a Sentence

1. Ry Cooder:

   Having my son on drums has made a huge difference. I can’t stress this strongly enough, in terms of the groove space and style that Joachim gave me to instinctively play what I felt in a more free way, rather than feeling constricted. That’s true on record and on stage.

2. Jay Gibson:

   A lot of the engineering, a lot of the operations, a lot of the fundamental skills in machining are very common, and we find those very advantageous to us. Those skill sets are very transferable. But from a business standpoint, executives said Pam Welch and Brent Hilliard from Midland’s Development Corporation, who represent the city at space industry conferences, are very well researched, know how to make a pitch, and that is very impressive.

3. Steve Maraboli:

   You have to create the space for God to fill.»

4. Michaela Coel:

   Thank you for your existence in our industry, for making the space safe, for creating physical, emotional and professional boundaries so that we can make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power without being exploited or abused in the process.

5. Sipho P Nkosi:

   When love is completely in place, lies have no space.

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Translations for space

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• فراغ, مكان, فضاءArabic
• арауыҡ, йыһанBashkir
• egorBreton
• místo, vesmír, mezera, prostorCzech
• gofodWelsh
• rum, pladsDanish
• Raum, Platz, All, Weltall, Leerzeichen, Zwischenraum, Leerstelle, Weltraum, Freiraum, LeerschrittGerman
• χώρος, διάστημαGreek
• spacetoEsperanto
• espacioSpanish
• maailmaruum, ruum, tühik, sõnavaheEstonian
• espazioBasque
• مکان, فضا, فاصلهPersian
• aikaväli, tila, sanaväli, paikka, avaruus, ala, aika, väliFinnish
• espace, blancFrench
• spásáilIrish
• נפח, רווח, מרווח, חלל, מרחבHebrew
• अंतरिक्षHindi
• űr, szóköz, tér, hely, világűrHungarian
• antariksaIndonesian
• spacoIdo
• geimurIcelandic
• spazioItalian
• חללHebrew
• 空間, 宇宙, 空白, スペース, 場所, 余白, 間隔Japanese
• ಜಾಗKannada
• 宇宙, 공간, 우주Korean
• spatiumLatin
• erdvė, kosmosas, tarpasLithuanian
• kosmossLatvian
• mokowā, ātea, mokorawhāMāori
• вселена, проред, простор, раздалечуваMacedonian
• angkasa, sawangan, awang-awang, sawang langitMalay
• spazjuMaltese
• အာကာသBurmese
• verdensromNorwegian
• ruimte, spatieDutch
• verdsromNorwegian Nynorsk
• romNorwegian
• hazʼą́Navajo, Navaho
• przestrzeń, miejsce, odstęp, spacjaPolish
• espaço, espaçarPortuguese
• spațiuRomanian
• космос, пространство, пробелRussian
• vasióna, vaseljena, васељена, космос, próstor, све̏мӣр, васио́на, kosmos, про́стор, svȅmīrSerbo-Croatian
• rymd, världsrymd, utrymme, mellanrum, mellanslag, rumSwedish
• nafasi, uhuruSwahili
• అంతరిక్షముTelugu
• фазоTajik
• boşluk, uzayTurkish
• простірUkrainian
• خلاء, فضاء, وقفہ, خلائیUrdu
• khoảng, chỗ, 空間, không trung, 宇宙, không gian, khoảng không, vũ trụVietnamese
• 空间Chinese

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SPACE

English-Russian SQL Server dictionary > SPACE

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space

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space

n

• /vi/ оставлять промежутки

Англо-русский строительный словарь.
Академик.ру.
2011.

Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > space

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space

space 1. пространство; 2. расстояние, интервал

Disse’s space вокругсинусоидное пространство, пространство Диссе

Fontana’s space пространство роговично-радужного угла, фонтаново пространство

functional space физиологическое пространство, функциональное пространство

perivascular space вокругсосудистое пространство, периваскулярное пространство Робина — Вирхова, периваскулярное пространство Робина — Гиса

physiological space физиологическое пространство, функциональное пространство

Robin-His space вокругсосудистое пространство, периваскулярное пространство Робина — Вирхова [Робина — Гиса]

Tenon’s space межвлагалищное пространство, теноново пространство

Virchow-Robin space вокругсосудистое пространство, периваскулярное пространство Робина — Вирхова [Робина — Гиса]

English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > space

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space n

пространство

blocked space agreement

соглашение о резервировании места

blocked spaces

места постоянной брони

cargo space

грузовой отсек

confirmed reserved space

подтвержденное забронированное место

confirm space

подтверждать бронирование места

danger space

зона опасности

parking space

место стоянки

space available basis

продажа билетов по принципу наличия свободных мест

space available policy

метод продажи по наличию свободных мест

space limited payload

коммерческая загрузка, ограниченная по объему

space the aircraft

определять зону полета воздушного судна

ullage space

часть бака, не заполненная топливом

English-Russian aviation dictionary > space

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space [speɪs]

1) расстоя́ние; протяже́ние;

2) простра́нство;

3) ко́смос, косми́ческое простра́нство

4) интерва́л; промежу́ток вре́мени, срок;

5) ме́сто, пло́щадь;

open spaces откры́тые простра́нства, пустыри́

6) ме́сто, сиде́нье (в поезде, самолёте

и т.п.

)

7) коли́чество строк, отведённое под объявле́ния (в газете, журнале)

1) оставля́ть промежу́тки, расставля́ть с промежу́тками

2)

полигр.

разбива́ть на шпа́ции; набира́ть в разря́дку ( часто space out)

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > space

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space

компьютерное пространство

Англо-русский словарь по кондиционированию и вентиляции > space

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space

компьютерное пространство

English-Russian dictionary of terms for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and cooling air > space

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space

Персональный Сократ > space

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space

English-Russian electronics dictionary > space

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space

The New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > space

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space

English-Russian scientific dictionary > space

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space

Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > space

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space

Англо-русский технический словарь > space

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Англо-русский строительный словарь > space

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space

1. n протяжённость; площадь; пространство, пределы

2. n место

3. n космос, космическое пространство

4. n расстояние, промежуток, интервал

5. n интервал

6. n период времени, промежуток времени

space out — растягивать; увеличивать промежутки

7. n место в газете, газетная площадь

8. n время для выступления по телевидению

9. n сл. место в жизни; жизнь

10. n мат. поле

11. n мат. пространство

12. n полигр. шпация, пробельный материал

space line — линейка, шпон; пробельная строка

13. n амер. место в общественном транспорте

14. n амер. место или места в пассажирском самолёте

15. a космический

16. a относящийся к пространству, пространственный; трёхмерный

17. v оставлять промежутки; расставлять с промежутками

to space families — иметь детей с промежутками в несколько лет; планировать семью

18. v полигр. набирать вразрядку

to space out — набирать вразрядку; разгонять строку

19. v делать пропуски, оставлять пустые места

Синонимический ряд:

1. off-planet (adj.) alien; exobiological; extraterrestrial; galactic; interplanetary; interstellar; off-planet; space-age; unearthly

3. infinite distance (noun) cosmos; countless galaxies; galaxy; illimitable distance; infinite distance; infinity; interstellar space; limitless void; outer space; universe

4. room (noun) amplitude; area; breadth; chasm; distance; expanse; expansion; gap; hiatus; range; room; spread

5. time (noun) bit; extent; interval; period; season; span; spell; stage; stretch; time; while

6. range (verb) align; apportion; arrange; keep apart; line up; organise; organize; place; range; separate; set at intervals; spread

Антонимический ряд:

closeness; crowd; disorder

English-Russian base dictionary > space

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space

[speɪs]

address space вчт. адресное пространство address space вчт. диапазон адресов advertising space место для рекламы space интервал; промежуток, времени, срок; after a short space вскоре air space воздушное пространство allocating space вчт. выделение места allocation space вчт. распределяемое пространство back space вчт. удаление символа влево cargo space грузовое помещение cargo space грузовое пространство cargo space грузовой трюм checkpoint space вчт. область сохранения dead space мертвое пространство decision space пространство решений device space вчт. пространство устройства disk space вчт. место на диске disposable storage space свободная складская площадь error space вчт. пространство ошибок estimation space пространство оценок space расстояние; протяжение; for the space of a mile на протяжении мили space место, площадь; for want of space за недостатком места; open spaces открытые пространства, пустыри free space вчт. свободная память free space information вчт. информация о свободном пространстве freight stowage space грузовое помещение freight stowage space кладовая goal space вчт. целевое пространство green space зеленая зона green space зеленый пояс hard space вчт. твердый пробел heap space вчт. объем динамической области within the space of в течение (определенного промежутка времени); in the space of an hour в течение часа; через час living floor space жизненное пространство loading space суд. грузовое пространство name space вчт. пространство имен office space рабочая площадь конторы space место, площадь; for want of space за недостатком места; open spaces открытые пространства, пустыри parking space место парковки parking space место стоянки parking space пространство для стоянки probability space пространство вероятностей problem space пространство состояний range space множество значений range space пространство значений required space вчт. обязательный пробел requirements space пространство условий rule space пространство правил sample space выборочное пространство sample space пространство элементарных событий search in problem space поиск в пространстве задач search in state space поиск в пространстве состояний semantic space семантическое пространство single space вчт. одиночный пробел solution space пространство решений space интервал; промежуток, времени, срок; after a short space вскоре space интервал space количество строк, отведенное под объявления (в газете, журнале) space космическое пространство space космос, космическое пространство space место, сиденье (в поезде, самолете и т. п.) space место, площадь; for want of space за недостатком места; open spaces открытые пространства, пустыри space область space оставлять промежутки, расставлять с промежутками space пробел space вчт. пробел space промежуток space пропуск space пространство; to vanish into space исчезать space пространство space полигр. разбивать на шпации; набирать в разрядку (часто space out); space out: to be spaced out амер. sl. накуриться марихуаны space расстояние; протяжение; for the space of a mile на протяжении мили space расстояние space полигр. шпация space between buildings расстояние между зданиями space полигр. разбивать на шпации; набирать в разрядку (часто space out); space out: to be spaced out амер. sl. накуриться марихуаны storage space вчт. объем памяти storing space место для хранения strategy space пространство стратегий space полигр. разбивать на шпации; набирать в разрядку (часто space out); space out: to be spaced out амер. sl. накуриться марихуаны trailing space вчт. конечный пробел space пространство; to vanish into space исчезать vector space векторное пространство virtual space вчт. виртуальное пространство warehouse space складская площадь white space вчт. пробел within the space of в течение (определенного промежутка времени); in the space of an hour в течение часа; через час word space вчт. пробел между словами working space вчт. рабочая область

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space

[speɪs]

n

1) космическое пространство, космос

— outer space

— interplanetary space
— space age
— space flights
— space travel
— space centre
— space dust
— space science
— space suit
— space communication
— space walk
— space shot
— space exploration
— space helmet
— space warfare
— space man
— space weapon
— conquest of space
— flight into space
— shoot into spase
— move through space

2) пространство, место

There is a narrow space between our building and the next. — Между нашим домом и соседним — узкое пространство.

There is some open space in front of our house (of our garden). — Перед нашим домом (садом) есть свободное место/пространство.

A town planned to have some open space near the centre. — Планировка города предусматривает некоторое открытое/не застроенное пространство вокруг центра.

— large space

— boundless space
— enclosed space
— wide spaces
— country’s air space
— space of two miles
— space perception
— space between two walls
— two house with the space of ten feet between them
— block up the entire space
— exist in space
— stare into space
— violate a country’s air space

3) место, площадь

There is enough space at the table for ten people. — За стол могут сесть десять человек.

The paper gives a lot of/large (a great deal of/a little) space to the news. — Газета отводит много (немного) места новостям.

— empty space

— editorial space
— boxed-off spaces
— advertizing space
— floor space
— newspaper space
— storage space
— space writer
— plenty of space
— for want of space
— be pressed dor space

— find a parking space

— leave space to sign the paper
— leave some space at the bottom of the page
— leave space for a full description
— require more space
— save space
— space is limited
— space doesn’t permit to do it

4) интервал, пропуск, промежуток

The trees are set at equal spaces apart. — Деревья посажены на равном расстоянии друг от друга.

He hadn’t seen his brother for the space of a man’s life. — Он не видел брата целую вечность

— breathing space

— space bar
— spaces between meals
— spaces between printed words
— after a short space of time
— within some time space
— in the space of ten minutes
— fill in blank spaces as directed
— indent several spaces
— leave a double space after each sentence
— leave a wider space between the lines
— leave five spaces to the right from the left-hand margin

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > space

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space

1. [speıs]

1. 1) протяжённость; площадь; пространство, пределы

this subject is quite beyond the space of this article — эта тема выходит далеко за пределы данной статьи

2) место ()

to clear a space for smth. — освободить место для чего-л.

the hall affords an ample space for 200 people — в зале могут свободно поместиться двести человек

2. космос, космическое пространство (

outer space)

open /deep/ space — открытый космос

4. 1) расстояние, промежуток, интервал

the blank spaces are words which could not be deciphered — пропуски /пустые места/ остаются вместо слов, которые не удалось расшифровать /которые не поддаются расшифровке/

to type single [double] space — печатать через один интервал [через два интервала]

5. период времени, промежуток времени

a space of three years — промежуток времени в три года, трёхлетний период /срок/

too short a space between arrival and departure — слишком короткий промежуток между приездом и отъездом

in the space of an hour — в течение часа, за час, через час

I cannot, in the limited space alloted to me, discuss… — я не смогу в предоставленное мне ограниченное время обсудить…

6. 1) место в газете, газетная площадь

space for the advertisement was donated by the magazine — журнал поместил это объявление бесплатно

2) время для выступления по телевидению ()

7.

место в жизни; жизнь ()

she liked the space he was in — ей нравилось положение, которое он занимал

for a while I was part of his space — некоторое время я была частью его жизни

there is no space where you are — ≅ с тобой нельзя жить, ты никому не даёшь жить

1) поле

2) пространство

1) шпация, пробельный материал

2) пробел

10.

пробел (

space character)

1) место в общественном транспорте ()

2) место места в пассажирском самолёте

2. [speıs]

1. космический

the space age — космический век, космическая эра

space biology [chemistry] — космическая биология [химия]

space communication — космическая связь, связь в космосе

space food [garments] — космическая пища [одежда]

space missile /rocket/ — космическая ракета

space shot — (за)пуск /полёт/ в космос

space helmet — шлем космонавта, гермошлем

space exploration — исследование космоса, космические исследования

2. относящийся к пространству, пространственный; трёхмерный

3. [speıs]

1. оставлять промежутки; расставлять с промежутками

to space families — иметь детей с промежутками в несколько лет; планировать (свою) семью

2.

набирать вразрядку (

space out)

3. делать пропуски, оставлять пустые места ()

НБАРС > space

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• Space — (sp[=a]s), n. [OE. space, F. espace, from L. spatium space; cf. Gr. spa^n to draw, to tear; perh. akin to E. span. Cf. {Expatiate}.] 1. Extension, considered independently of anything which it may contain; that which makes extended objects… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Space — Жанры спэйс синтипоп спэйс диско Годы 1977 1981 с 1990 по настоящее время …   Википедия

• Space — (engl. „Raum“, „Weltraum“) steht für: eine englische Bezeichnung auf Tastaturen für das Leerzeichen Space (französische Band), eine französische Musikgruppe des Instrumental Pop aus den 1970er Jahren Space (britische Band), eine britische Indie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• space — [spās] n. [ME < OFr espace < L spatium < IE base * spēi , to flourish, expand, succeed > SPEED, L spes, hope, ON sparr, OE spær, thrifty] 1. a) the three dimensional, continuous expanse extending in all directions and containing all… …   English World dictionary

• Space — puede referirse a: Space, un canal de televisión latinoamericano; Space, episodio de la serie de televisión Los Expedientes X; Space: 1889, un juego de rol; o Space: 1999, una novela de ciencia ficción. Véase también Espacio (desambiguación)… …   Wikipedia Español

• Space — Space, v. i. [Cf. OF. espacier, L. spatiari. See {Space}, n.] To walk; to rove; to roam. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And loved in forests wild to space. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Space — Space, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spaced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spacong}.] [Cf. F. espacer. See {Space}, n.] (Print.) To arrange or adjust the spaces in or between; as, to space words, lines, or letters. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Space.NK — Space.NK.apothecary is a British cosmetics retailer started by Nicky Kinnaird in Covent Garden, London, in 1993. Company background Space NK offers beauty products from specialists around the world. Currently operating 53 stores throughout the UK …   Wikipedia

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The whole world appears to me like a huge vacuum, a vast empty space, whence nothing desirable, or at least satisfactory, can possibly be derived; and I long daily to die more and more to it; even though I obtain not that comfort from spiritual things which I earnestly desire.

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPACE

From Old French espace, from Latin spatium.

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Space is a verb and can also act as a noun.

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The first definition of space in the dictionary is the unlimited three-dimensional expanse in which all material objects are located related adjective spatial. Other definition of space is an interval of distance or time between two points, objects, or events. Space is also a blank portion or area.

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