- present participle of space.
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the arrangement of letters, words, etc, on a page in order to achieve legibility or aesthetic appeal
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the arrangement of objects in a space
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Government officials said Smart’s debut was always planned to be limited before validating the software and expanding its capabilities, such as spacing out arrival times and planning routes days in advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Blazes are common in Congolese cities, which largely lack firefighting equipment, and are often caused by a lack of spacing between buildings and illegal connections to the power grid, specialists say.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
This spacing helps ensure that chemical signals reach only the next colony in the sequence, allowing information to move through the circuit in a single direction.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
"We completely changed the way we grow avocados after learning from South African experts. Today we use raised beds, wider spacing and different planting methods because avocado roots are highly vulnerable to diseases," Bopaiah says.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
And even though I’m having no trouble concentrating, I’m surprised to catch Fiona spacing out a couple of times.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
If such arrays can be produced on-demand with any desired spacings, it could greatly improve phonon-polaritons' imaging ability and would be a huge achievement, said Moore.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
“Undisguised, our individual traits are laid bare,” he wrote in “Private Domain,” “and our shapes, spacings, and timings are established.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
For outdoor use, we recommend the 5mm Wide Angle Conical LED Lights from Christmas Designers, available in warm white, multicolor, or single color in a variety of lengths and bulb spacings.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2018
Force-induced destabilization of focal adhesions at defined integrin spacings on nanostructured surfaces.
From Nature ● Dec. 5, 2017
They enable the compositor to obtain the many different spacings required to make lines the required length, and to properly separate words and place them wherever desired in the line.
From Type Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #1 by A. A. Stewart
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