space
- noun
- /speɪs/
- The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit in 1990 by the space shuttle Discovery.
- outer space
- space shuttle
- space flight
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Watch on YouTubeMaybe he went to space with his plane.
- Maybe he went to space with his plane.
- I'm lost in space and only you can help.
- Yeah, I guess deep space, like down space.
- We're looking out in space and back in time.
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Elementary science tends to focus more on Earth and space topics, animals, and weather.
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Mankind was never truly suited for space colonization.
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We're looking out in space and back in time.
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OK so now that you can be seen from space, this look is complete.
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This is some kind of space vehicle, right?
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It's supposed to be from a different planet in outer space!
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See, I'm going into space, and I'm not coming back.
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The rocket ship sped through star-studded space, landing safely on Earth with its precious burden, Krypton's sole survivor.
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The astronauts conducted experiments while they were traveling in space.
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Telescopes allow us to observe distant stars and galaxies in space.
Synonyms
The area beyond Earth's air where there is almost no air and you find stars and planets
Idioms
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A large place built in space where people live and work for science
The area beyond Earth's air where there is almost no air and you find stars and planets
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A reusable vehicle with wings that carries people and cargo to space and returns to Earth
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A low narrow space under the main floor of a building that people use to reach pipes and wires
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A machine sent into space without people to study planets and send information back
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A four-dimensional framework that joins space and time where events happen
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A machine built to travel in outer space, like a spacecraft or satellite
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A small spacecraft that carries people in space and returns to Earth
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The space between stars that contains gas, dust, and small particles
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Science fiction stories with big adventures and drama set in outer space between fighting empires
A United States government agency that runs the country's space program and studies air and space
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A protective head covering astronauts wear to breathe and stay safe in space
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A spacecraft in orbit where people live and do science experiments
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A space where each axis shows one thing that can change to describe a system's state
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The thin space between the two layers around the lungs that holds a little fluid
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A mathematical space, often with infinitely many dimensions, where you measure distance and define right angles like in geometry
A former part of the United States Air Force that managed military space and missile operations
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Space that exists by itself and stays the same no matter what is in it
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A group of points that follows simple rules used in geometry and other math
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The space around the brain and spinal cord that holds the clear fluid that cushions them
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A set of points with a rule that says which groups of points are open
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A space with flat geometry and a fixed number of dimensions, like a flat plane or room
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A set of points with a rule that gives a distance between any two points like on a map
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A space with no air movement between layers that helps keep heat in or out
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Study of how outer space affects living things and search for life elsewhere
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A way of showing data using a few important numbers to study or compare it
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A part of the hard drive used as extra memory when computer memory is full
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A three-dimensional pattern of points showing where tiny particles like atoms sit in a crystal
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A space between the two layers around the heart that holds fluid to let the heart move smoothly
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Physical laws do not change when left and right are swapped
Surface Forms
Etymology
Space comes from the Latin word spatium, meaning 'room' or 'area', and English later used it for the very large empty 'room' beyond the Earth. So when we say someone travels into 'space' we mean the vast empty area where stars and planets are.