noun
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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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of spacing
Example Sentences
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Slowly but surely, he broke down picking the hook, separating verses using slick spacing, and adding layers of intricately placed sounds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
But unlike the tradwife with her gaggle of youngsters underfoot, the orangutan mother sustains this intense caretaking by spacing her kids seven or so years apart.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
The simulations matched the experimental data and confirmed the newly observed behavior, including the spacing between the paired "dancers."
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Weyerhaeuser is creating a digital twin of its timberlands using satellite imagery, drone photography and lidar, which will tell the company the size, species and spacing of each tree.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Once people began to produce food and become sedentary, they could shorten the birth spacing and produce still more people, requiring still more food.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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