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- [speys]
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- [speys]
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Definitions of space word
- noun space the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur. 1
- noun space the portion or extent of this in a given instance; extent or room in three dimensions: the space occupied by a body. 1
- noun space extent or area in two dimensions; a particular extent of surface: to fill out blank spaces in a document. 1
- noun space Fine Arts. the designed and structured surface of a picture: In Mondrian's later work he organized space in highly complex rhythms. the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface. 1
- noun space outer space. 1
- noun space deep space. 1
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Origin of space
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (noun) < Old French espace < Latin spatium
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Space
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
space popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
space usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for space
noun space
- aeon — An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
- ambient — The ambient temperature is the temperature of the air above the ground in a particular place.
- ambit — The ambit of something is its range or extent.
- aperture — An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
- area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
verb space
- catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- compartmentalize — To compartmentalize something means to divide it into separate sections.
- debouch — (esp of troops) to move into a more open space, as from a narrow or concealed place
- debouches — to march out from a narrow or confined place into open country, as a body of troops: The platoon debouched from the defile into the plain.
adverb space
- afterwhile — (US, dialect) afterwards.
- next — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
adjective space
- celestial — of or in the sky or universe, as planets or stars
- cosmic — Cosmic means occurring in, or coming from, the part of space that lies outside Earth and its atmosphere.
- intergalactic — of, existing, or occurring in the space between galaxies: The science-fiction movie was about an intergalactic war.
- interplanetary — being or occurring between the planets or between a planet and the sun.
- interstellar — Astronomy. situated or occurring between the stars: interstellar dust.
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