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.

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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