as in distances
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the spacing of the houses was a little tight
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Recent Examples of spacings
Several spacings and gaps were potential vermin entrances including spacing and gaps between floor boards, a vertical air gap along double front doors and on the ceiling above the ice cream chest freezer in the retail aisle.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated January 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
More distant spacings will leave gaps in the bed.
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Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
The Columbia researchers fabricated metasurface structures consisting of arrays of nanoantennas with subwavelength spacings.
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IEEE Spectrum,
20 Apr. 2017
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated January 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
More distant spacings will leave gaps in the bed.
—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
The Columbia researchers fabricated metasurface structures consisting of arrays of nanoantennas with subwavelength spacings.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spacings
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This causes a runaway nuclear explosion of such uniform brightness that it can be used to measure cosmic distances.
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The fly doesn’t travel big distances and moves more frequently on infested livestock.
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These priority zones focus on pedestrian traffic by installing crosswalks at all intersections, banning right turns on red lights, increasing crossing time, shading sidewalks, lowering speed limits and reducing driving lane widths.
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Choose from seven colors and sizes 5–12, with both standard and wide widths available.
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“Spacings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spacings. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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