Main Entry:

¹space

Pronunciation:

\ˈspās\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French espace, space, from Latin spatium area, room, interval of space or time

Date:

14th century

1: a period of time ; also : its duration2 a: a limited extent in one, two, or three dimensions : distance, area, volume b: an extent set apart or available <parking space> <floor space> c: the distance from other people or things that a person needs in order to remain comfortable <invading my personal space>3: one of the degrees between or above or below the lines of a musical staff — compare line4 a: a boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction <infinite space and time> b: physical space independent of what occupies it —called also absolute space5: the region beyond the earth's atmosphere or beyond the solar system6 a: a blank area separating words or lines b: material used to produce such blank area ; especially : a piece of type less than one en in width7: a set of mathematical elements and especially of abstractions of all the points on a line, in a plane, or in physical space ; especially : a set of mathematical entities with a set of axioms of geometric character — compare metric space, topological space, vector space8 a: linage b: broadcast time available especially to advertisers9: accommodations on a public vehicle10 a: the opportunity to assert or experience one's identity or needs freely b: an opportunity for privacy or time to oneself