ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Spacing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈspeɪsɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Spacing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of space.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of space.

More Meanings

  1. The action of the verb space.
  2. A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces.
  3. The space between two objects or people.
  4. (science fiction) The activity of working or living in outer space; the occupation of a spacer.
  5. That inserts space between two objects.

Example Sentences

Put some more spacing between those two words to make them more readable.
He was a laconic old soul who loved spacing only a jot better than he loved Martian alky.
The spacing of the desks in the exam hall was intended to prevent candidates from copying each other's work.
If you are following a book like Starting Electronics, however, a breadboard is even more useful. […] Differences lie between breadboards in the spacings and the positionings of the holes, and the number of holes in each group.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include separator, partition, interval, layout, separation, separate.

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