spacer
Britishnoun
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a piece of material used to create or maintain a space between two things
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computing a keyed space in text or data; space character
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a person who travels in outer space
Example Sentences
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The emitter is composed of a tungsten metal sheet, a thin layer of a spacer material and a network of silicon nanocylinders.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
When remedy parts are made available this summer, a spacer will be used to prevent the key from collapsing, according to a letter sent by Nissan to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2023
He was fitted with a GPS collar that has a cotton spacer designed to make the collar fall off within two to three years.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022
Investigators found no functioning spacer device at the flat and only two disassembled inhaler components.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2022
The baron had studied them, but from the viewpoint of the spacer, the history of Humanity had ceased in any way to be associated with Earth after the Star Exodus.
From The Ties That Bind by Miller, Walter M.
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