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dead space
noun
: the portion of the respiratory system which is external to the bronchioles and through which air must pass to reach the bronchioles and alveoli
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Yes, but: Smithson said two feet of dead space in the ceiling should lessen noise and promised to point speakers down, away from apartments.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Architects realized that dead space on all sides could be used creatively: All the HVAC and electrical equipment could be moved from the basement and suspended in the gap above the building, and the unused side gaps, all five floors, could be reclaimed for the orchestra.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Photograph: Christopher Null The 16-inch display provides ample room for a spacious keyboard, though there's no numeric keypad, leaving lots of dead space on either side.
—Christopher Null, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
The new Framework display panel has gently rounded corners, which both Windows and Linux OSes just treat as small patches of dead space.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1923, in the meaning defined above
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“Dead space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20space. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
dead space
noun1
: space in the respiratory system in which air does not undergo significant gaseous exchange see anatomical dead space, physiological dead space
2
: a space (as that in the chest following excision of a lung) left in the body as the result of a surgical procedure
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