# spacing

Pronunciation: say "SPAY-sing" /ˈspeɪsɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The way in which objects or people are separated from one another by spaces.
   - Simple: The way things or people are placed apart from each other.
   - _Foresters chose a tight spacing so the young pines would grow straight._
   - _The spacing of the dancers across the stage kept the formation balanced._
2. The amount of space lying between two objects or people.
   - Simple: The gap or distance between two things or people.
   - _The architect measured the spacing between each window before approving the design._
   - _A narrow spacing separated the two hikers as they crossed the ridge._
3. The act of arranging or separating items by putting spaces between them.
   - Simple: The act of placing things apart with spaces between them.
   - _Proper spacing of the rows is the first step in planting a vineyard._
   - _The spacing of the guests' chairs took the staff an hour before the ceremony._
6. The activity of working or living in outer space, as a spacer's occupation.
   - Simple: The job or life of working and living out in space.
   - _Decades of spacing had thinned his bones and dulled any wish to return planetside._
   - _Children born into spacing often never set foot on a planet until they are grown._

## Verb

4. Present participle of space. — present participle and gerund of space
   - Simple: Present participle of space. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
   - _The gardener is spacing the bulbs so they have room to flower._
   - _Spacing the rows by hand takes more time than using a machine._

## Adjective

5. Serving to insert space between two objects.
   - Simple: Putting or adding space between two objects.
   - _A thin spacing layer holds the panes apart in a double-glazed window._
   - _The machine uses a spacing arm to keep the bottles from knocking together._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/spacing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).