half-space

noun

ˈhaf-ˌspās 

ˈhäf-

: the part of three-dimensional euclidean space lying on one side of a plane

Examples of half-space in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the build-up, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot were furthest forward in the right-side half-space. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

The Quakes opened the scoring in the eighth minute when Niko Tsakiris took a pass in the left half-space from Beau Leroux at the edge of the box, then laid it off for Leroux, who slid a low shot for the far post. — Staff, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Arteta needs another half-space midfielder who can get on the turn and play forward. — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for half-space

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase