the three-dimensional, continuous expanse extending in all directions and containing all matter: variously thought of as boundless or indeterminately finite
the distance, expanse, or area between, over, within, etc. things
area or room sufficient for or allotted to something: a parking space
an interval or period of time, often one of specified length
☆ reserved accommodations: to buy space on a ship
☆ room in a newspaper or magazine, or time on radio or TV, available for use by advertisers
Informal independence, privacy, and freedom to follow one's own interests
Math. a set of points or elements assumed to satisfy a given set of postulates (Ex.: space of one dimension is a line and of two dimensions is a plane)
Music the open area between any two lines of a staff
Printing
a blank piece of type metal used to separate characters or words
the area left vacant by this or by mechanical or electronic means on a printed or typed line
Telegraphy an interval when the key is open, or not in contact, during the sending of a message