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spacing

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces.

Pronunciation

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spaysing

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈspeɪsɪŋ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. The property possessed by an array of things that have space between them

  2. The space between two objects or people.

  3. A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces.

  4. The action of the verb space.

adjective

  1. That inserts space between two objects.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The property possessed by an array of things that have space between them

Used this way, spacing is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use spacing

  • “Some women do not control the spacing of their children.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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double spacingline spacinggrid spacinglattice spacingrow spacingclose spacingwide spacingvertical spacing

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • spacenounBase word

    The unlimited expanse in which everything is located.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • spaceshipnounDerived noun · specialist

    A spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction).

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • double-spacingnounCompound term

    Typing that leaves alternate lines blank.

  • even spacingnounCompound term

    Regularity of spacing.

  • single-spacingnounCompound term

    Typing that does not leave lines blank.

  • triple-spacingnounCompound term

    Typing that leaves two lines blank between lines of typing.

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