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spacing

spacing

11 2.7
Space between things like plants or letters
  • noun
  • /ˈspeɪsɪŋ/
translation icon : espaciado
  • The teacher emphasized correct spacing between lines when students write their essays.
  • spacing between rows
  • line spacing
  • letter spacing

But there is a strictness to the spacing that Python defines.

Examples

  • I don't think the spacing's right, but I can fix that.

  • OK, what does the spacing of the spots tell you?

  • I just have to figure out what this spacing and angle is.

  • The broad spacing of the letters?

  • I'm still not happy with the spacing of the columns.

  • And to save more money, I actually increased the spacing between each slat.

  • But the exact spacing of those turbines is coming under renewed scrutiny.

    Academic text (2011)
  • All of the subjects were skilled in Braille reading, yet they found the increased spacing convenient.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Now the even pillar spacing is maintained, so that the doors are narrower than in other cars, and the center windows are evenly spaced.

  • The glass cloth provides a mechanical spacing between the winding layers, and the epoxy provides adhesion.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

distance
vsspacing
739 1.0

Amount of space between two points or places

is about arranging space among several elements rather than a single measure
gap
vsspacing
148 1.0

An open space between two things, like a pass in hills

focuses on arranging space between elements in a group not just an opening
separation
vsspacing
74 2.5

A space between two things that keeps them apart

is about arranging amount and position of space within a group
whitespace
vsspacing
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Empty space around text or images that makes a page easier to read

is the arrangement or amount of space among elements not only empty gaps
interline
vsspacing
  • Specialized
7.9

The space between lines of printed or written text

is about arranging space across elements not only between lines
intercolumniation
vsspacing
  • Specialized
9.9

Space between columns in a building that changes how it looks

is the general arrangement of space across elements not limited to columns

Antonyms

222 1.0

Full of too many people to move or sit comfortably

60 4.1

Small and tightly packed so it does not take much space

Compounds

Text typed with a blank line between each line

1 3.0

An arrangement where the spaces between things are equal, like letters or plants

Leaving two blank lines between each line of text

Typing text so each line has only a small space and no blank lines

How Distant

isolation
172 3.7
social distancing
  • Neologism
1 3.5
distancing
1 4.1
spacing
11 2.7

Surface Forms

spacing singular
spacings plural

Morphology

spacing = space (transparent) = space + ing

A direct nominalization/gerund of the verb 'space' referring to physical arrangement; the relation is literal and regular.

Etymology

Spacing comes from space, meaning 'room' or 'distance', together with the ending -ing that makes a noun. So spacing often means the distance or arrangement between objects, like the space between plants or letters.