space
[ speys ]
/ speɪs /
noun
verb (used with object), spaced, spac·ing.
adjective
of, relating to, or concerned with outer space or deep space: a space mission.
designed for or suitable to use in the exploration of outer space or deep space: space tools; specially packaged space food for astronauts.
Origin of space
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Old French
espace < Latin
spatium
OTHER WORDS FROM space
spac·er, noun mis·space, verb (used with object), mis·spaced, mis·spac·ing. re·space, verb (used with object), re·spaced, re·spac·ing.Words nearby space
sp. ht.,
sp.ed.,
spa,
spaak,
spaatz,
space,
space age,
space bar,
space biology,
space blanket,
space cadet
British Dictionary definitions for space out
space
/ (speɪs) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for space
C13: from Old French
espace, from Latin
spatium
Medical definitions for space out
space
[ spās ]
n.
A particular area, extent, or cavity of the body.
Scientific definitions for space out
space
[ spās ]
The region of the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere.♦ The part of this region within the solar system is known as interplanetary space.♦ The part of this region beyond the solar system but within the Milky Way or within another galaxy is known as interstellar space.♦ The part of this region between the Milky Way and other galaxies is known as intergalactic space.
The familiar three-dimensional region or field of everyday experience.
Mathematics
A mathematical object, typically a set of sets, that is usually structured to define a range across which variables or other objects (such as a coordinate system) can be defined.
Idioms and Phrases with space out (1 of 2)
space out
Stupefy or disorient, as if or from a drug. For example, This medication spaces me out so I can't think clearly, or I wonder what those kids are on—they look totally spaced out. [1960s] Also see zone out.
Idioms and Phrases with space out (2 of 2)
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