Definition of: space

(spās) noun
1. An interval between points or objects; a limited portion of extension; distance; area.
2. The abstract possibility of extension; that which is characterized by illimitable dimension; continuous boundless extension in all directions.
3. An interval of time; period; hence, a little while.
4. An occasion or opportunity.
5. Printing A piece of type metal, less than type-high, used for spacing between lines; specifically, one less than one en in width.
6. One of the degrees of a musical staff.
7. One of the intervals during the transmission of a telegraph message when the key is open or not in contact.
8. Reserved accommodations, as on a train or airplane.
9. Math. A system of continuous, unlimited, corresponding points in a series; an ordered set of infinite numbers.
10. Outer space. See synonyms under PLACE.
—v.t. spaced, spac·ing
1. To separate by spaces.
2. To divide into spaces. [<OF espace <L spatium]
—space′less adjective
—spac′er noun
Space, meaning for, pertaining to, or concerned with travel in outer space, may appear as a combining form in solidemes or as the first element in two–word phrases; as in: