spacing
The action of the verb spaceThe action of the verb space.
» Tom is always spacing out in class.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The action of the verb space.
(countable, uncountable)A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces.
The spacing of the desks in the exam hall was intended to prevent candidates from copying each other's work.
(countable, uncountable)The space between two objects or people.
Put some more spacing between those two words to make them more readable.
the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
(countable, uncountable)The activity of working or living in outer space; the occupation of a spacer.
Examples
4 sentencesTom is always spacing out in class.
He's always spacing out in class.
deEr driftet im Unterricht immer ab.
There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
Written Chinese doesn't need spacing between characters or words because there are only certain character combinations that make sense.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: spacingsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them:spatial arrangement
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable