Spacing

/ˈspeɪsɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

present participle and gerund of space.

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

The spacing of the desks in the exam hall was intended to prevent candidates from copying each other's work.

Put some more spacing between those two words to make them more readable.

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.

He was a laconic old soul who loved spacing only a jot better than he loved Martian alky.

Shepard: You don't seem too broken up about your partner's death. Pitne For: Dakni Kur knew the risks when he took to spacing. Right now, my worry is me. Pitne For: It's unhealthy to be a volus in the Nos Astra spaceport right now. Especially a volus named Pitne For!

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Antonyms for spacing

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Word Forms

• spacings

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