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 |
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 |
deficit shortage shortfall | the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required, new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit |
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 |
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 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA | an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight |
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 |
interstellar space | the space between stars |
intergalactic space | the space between galaxies, the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space |
deep space | any region in space outside the solar system |
airspace air space | the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth |
crawlspace crawl space | low space beneath a floor of a building, gives workers access to wiring or plumbing |
disk space disc space | (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk |
swap space swap file | the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory |
parking space parking zone | a space where an automobile can be parked |
space | an area reserved for some particular purpose, the laboratory's floor space |