headspace

noun

head·space ˈhed-ˌspās

: the volume above a liquid or solid in a closed container

The demonstrator suggests that the slow leakage of hydrogen from the balloons … allowed for the accumulation of hydrogen and oxygen in the bag's headspace.—

Chemical and Engineering News

To process sauce, immediately ladle hot sauce into hot, clean half-pint canning jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.—

Better Homes and Gardens

: vertical space in which to stand, sit, or move : headroom

The sleeping area [of a tiny house] looks restful and thanks to the curved roof, probably has more headspace than most …—

Kimberly Mok

informal : mind-set, frame of mind

"It's difficult to tell how people have changed," says Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien. "But Thom's been in a better headspace for quite a few years."—

Brian Raftery

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Director Satoshi Kon uses the medium to his advantage, to be sure, utilizing the reality-bending possibilities of animation to take viewers inside his heroine's paranoid, fractured headspace. —

Katie Rife, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024 That small accomplishment alone, which isn’t actually so small, always serves to better my headspace when too busy with other things to fully deep-clean every surface, bathroom, and cluttered cabinet. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024 Looking back, one or two of those trips were really difficult; none of us were in a good headspace at all, really low mental health, really struggling. —

Thomas Smith, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024 At the industrial park, director Steven Canals moves to close-up shots, locking us in Aaron and Odin’s headspaces for their final conversation. —

Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for headspace