"headroom" meaning in English

See headroom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: headrooms [plural]
Etymology: From head + room. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|room}} head + room Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} headroom (countable and uncountable, plural headrooms)
  1. The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (vertical clearance): vapaa korkeus (Finnish), Kopffreiheit [feminine] (German), pierrecto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-headroom-en-noun-TOc-F13G Disambiguation of 'vertical clearance': 55 34 5 4 2
  2. The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (vertical measurement): korkeus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-headroom-en-noun-dr79HrBe Disambiguation of 'vertical measurement': 19 72 6 2 2
  3. (electronics) The ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-headroom-en-noun-JFtiwozk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 5 56 7 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 7 63 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 7 67 5 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 4 79 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 6 56 7 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 7 63 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 4 73 4 9 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. The distance between the actual performance of an algorithm and its maximum possible performance. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-headroom-en-noun-bRWpaemG
  5. Synonym of headspace (“space between the top of the contents of a container and its seal”) Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: headspace [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-headroom-en-noun-cis9VdeT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: footroom, legroom

Inflected forms

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