space infinite | the unlimited expanse in which everything is located, they tested his ability to locate objects in space, the boundless regions of the infinite |
absolute space | physical space independent of what occupies it |
phase space | (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance, a multidimensional phase space |
space walk | any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew |
spaceflight space travel spacefaring | a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere |
Human Genome Project | an international study of the entire human genetic material |
scientific research research project | research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses |
classroom project | a school task requiring considerable effort |
pilot project pilot program | activity planned as a test or trial, they funded a pilot project in six states |
undertaking project task labor | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted, he prepared for great undertakings |
Manhattan Project | code name for the secret United States project set up in to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II |
water development water project water program | making an area of water more useful |
dead-air space | an unventilated area where no air circulates |
hair space | (printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters |
quad space | (printing) a block of type without a raised letter, used for spacing between words or sentences |
space bar | the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when used |
space capsule capsule | a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space |
spacecraft ballistic capsule space vehicle | a craft capable of traveling in outer space, technically, a satellite around the sun |
space heater | heater consisting of a selfontained (usually portable) unit to warm a room |
space helmet | a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space |
Space Needle | a towerfeet tall in Seattle, a tourist attraction |
space probe | a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere, makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation |
space rocket | a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space |
space shuttle | a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere |
space station space platform space laboratory | a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research |
storage space | the area in any structure that provides space for storage |
pleural space | the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura |
pericardial cavity pericardial space | the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement |
subarachnoid space | a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid |
visual space | the visual perception of space |
space lattice crystal lattice Bravais lattice | a -dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal |
space program | a technological program intended to explore outer space |
project projection | a planned undertaking |
space-time space-time continuum | the four-dimensional coordinate system ( dimensions of space and of time) in which physical events are located |
space medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beings |
exobiology space biology astrobiology | the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life |
space blank space place | a blank area, write your name in the space provided |
space blank | a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing, he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet |
space | one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff, the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E |
mathematical space topological space | (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind, assume that the topological space is finite dimensional |
null space | a space that contains no points, and empty space |
metric space | a set of points such that for every pair of points there is a nonnegative real number called their distance that is symmetric and satisfies the triangle inequality |
Euclidean space | a space in which Euclid's axioms and definitions apply, a metric space that is linear and finite-dimensional |
Hilbert space | a metric space that is linear and complete and (usually) infinite-dimensional |
Manhattan Project | a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA | an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA | the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense, responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since |
Air Force Space Command AFSPC | a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations |
outer space space | any location outside the Earth's atmosphere, the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether, the first major milestone in space exploration was in , when the USSR's Sputnik orbited the Earth |
interplanetary space | the part of outer space within the solar system |