as in distances
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the spacing of the houses was a little tight
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Recent Examples of spacings
Several spacings and gaps were potential vermin entrances including spacing and gaps between floor boards, a vertical air gap along double front doors and on the ceiling above the ice cream chest freezer in the retail aisle.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated January 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
More distant spacings will leave gaps in the bed.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The Columbia researchers fabricated metasurface structures consisting of arrays of nanoantennas with subwavelength spacings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2017
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated January 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
More distant spacings will leave gaps in the bed.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The Columbia researchers fabricated metasurface structures consisting of arrays of nanoantennas with subwavelength spacings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spacings
Noun
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These clouds can sweep particles — including fungal spores — across large distances, increasing the risk of inhalation.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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This improves aerodynamic efficiency and allows the aircraft to cover greater distances.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Polaris is about three fist-widths at arm’s length down and to the left from the pointer stars.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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The sun's powerful magnetic dynamo that drives sunspot activity and contributes to unleashing powerful solar flares and coronal mass ejections has been confirmed as existing 124,000 miles (200,000 kilometers) beneath the sun's visible surface — equivalent to 16 Earth widths' deep.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Spacings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spacings. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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