the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; they tested his ability to locate objects in space; the boundless regions of the infinite

[ Syn: infinite ]

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'

an area reserved for some particular purpose; the laboratory's floor space'

any location outside the Earths atmosphere; the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether; the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSRs Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth

[ Syn: outer space , outer space ]

a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet

[ Syn: blank ]

the interval between two times; the distance from birth to death; it all happened in the space of 10 minutes

[ Syn: distance ]

a blank area; write your name in the space provided

[ Syn: blank space , place ]

one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E'

(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences

[ Syn: quad ]

place at intervals; Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates'