space

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

   They tested our ability to locate objects in space.

2. 2
   noun

   a blank area

   write your name in the space provided

3. 3
   noun

   a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing

   The book said the space is the most important character in the alphabet.

4. 4
   noun

   one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff

   the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E

5. 5
   noun

   any location outside the Earth's atmosphere

   the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether

6. 6
   noun

   an area reserved for some particular purpose

   the laboratory's floor space

7. 7
   noun

   an empty area, usually bounded in some way between things

   the architect left space in front of the building

8. 8
   noun

   Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.

   But neere him, thy Angell / Becomes a feare: as being o're-powr'd, therefore / Make ſpace enough betweene you.

Etymology

From Middle English space, from Anglo-Norman space, variant of espace, espas, et al.; and spaze, variant of espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂- (“to stretch, to pull”).