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dead space
noun
: the portion of the respiratory system which is external to the bronchioles and through which air must pass to reach the bronchioles and alveoli
Examples of dead space in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But the episodes are painfully overlong and full of dead space.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
In between those two layers is dead space designed to minimize heat or cold transfer from the inner layer to the outer layer.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
The inner screen doesn't have a hole in the display for the camera and instead opts for the old-school layout of shrinking the screen to make room for a camera above the screen and then extending that dead space across the top of the phone.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2023
Limiting the bottom dock to six icons in tablet mode is also strange because the whole tablet home screen is 10 or eight icon-spots wide, so there are dead spaces to the left and right of the dock in tablet mode.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 13 July 2023
Utilize these corners with a bistro dining set or small bench to avoid dead space.
—Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2023
Maximize space with a bookshelf built for taking advantage of a room’s dead space.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile, the city has spent at least $15 million to assemble the land, creating acres of dead space in one of the city’s oldest Black neighborhoods.
—Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2023
His vision was locked on dead space, Slesicki testified.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1923, in the meaning defined above
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“Dead space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20space. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
dead space
noun1
: space in the respiratory system in which air does not undergo significant gaseous exchange see anatomical dead space, physiological dead space
2
: a space (as that in the chest following excision of a lung) left in the body as the result of a surgical procedure
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