Meaning & Definition of Space in English

1. The unlimited expanse in which everything is located

• "They tested his ability to locate objects in space"

• "The boundless regions of the infinite"

2. An empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)

• "The architect left space in front of the building"

• "They stopped at an open space in the jungle"

• "The space between his teeth"

3. An area reserved for some particular purpose

• "The laboratory's floor space"

4. Any location outside the earth's atmosphere

• "The astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"

• "The first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the ussr's sputnik 1 orbited the earth"

5. A blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing

• "He said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"

6. The interval between two times

• "The distance from birth to death"

• "It all happened in the space of 10 minutes"

7. A blank area

• "Write your name in the space provided"

8. One of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff

• "The spaces are the notes f-a-c-e"

9. (printing) a block of type without a raised letter

• Used for spacing between words or sentences

1. Place at intervals

• "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates"