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Spacing

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈspeɪsɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The action of the verb space.
  2. A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces.
  3. The space between two objects or people.
  4. The activity of working or living in outer space; the occupation of a spacer.

Equivalents

العربيةالمباعدة
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Българскиразстоя́ние
Tiếng Việtgián cách

Examples

“The spacing of the desks in the exam hall was intended to prevent⟳ candidates from copying each other's work⟳.”
“Put⟳ some more spacing between those two words to make⟳ them more readable.”
“If you are following a book like⟳ Starting Electronics, however, a breadboard is even more useful. […] Differences lie⟳ between breadboards in the spacings and the positionings of the holes, and the number⟳ of holes in each group.”
“He was a laconic old soul who loved spacing only a jot better than he loved Martian alky.”
“Shepard: You don't seem too broken up about your partner's death. Pitne For: Dakni Kur knew the risks when he took to spacing. Right now, my worry⟳ is me. Pitne For: It's unhealthy to be a volus in the Nos Astra spaceport right now. Especially a volus named Pitne For!”

CEFR level

C2
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