"spacing" meaning in English

See spacing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} spacing (not comparable)
  1. That inserts space between two objects. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: double-spacing, letter-spacing, line-spacing, non-spacing, nonspacing, self-spacing, single-spacing, third-spacing, triple-spacing Related terms: long-spacing sonic log
    Sense id: en-spacing-en-adj-UByL~TBk

Noun

Forms: spacings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spacing (countable and uncountable, plural spacings)
  1. The action of the verb space. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spacing-en-noun-6w17jVaK
  2. A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a way in which objects or people are separated by spaces): подреждане с разстояние (podreždane s razstojanie) (Bulgarian), spaziatura [feminine] (Italian), interlinea (english: between lines of text) [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-spacing-en-noun-PNkApvc6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 0 41 1 23 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 1 40 1 23 29 Disambiguation of 'a way in which objects or people are separated by spaces': 1 86 5 8
  3. The space between two objects or people. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the space between two objects or people): разстояние (razstojanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), spaziatura [feminine] (Italian), interlinea (english: between lines of text) [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-spacing-en-noun-6cmUFENX Disambiguation of 'the space between two objects or people': 2 9 84 4
  4. (science fiction) The activity of working or living in outer space; the occupation of a spacer. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-spacing-en-noun-~V3vEGQi Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: letterspacing Related terms: level spacing distribution, self-spacing tile, spacing effect, spacing mark, spacing mix, zero spacing flux
Hyponyms: automatic spacing, channel spacing, echo spacing, French spacing, interframe spacing, letterspacing, measured spacing, optical spacing, segment long spacing, train spacing, word spacing

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spacing
  1. present participle and gerund of space Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: space
    Sense id: en-spacing-en-verb-J2YrssRD

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spacing meaning in English (5.4kB)

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