spacing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of space
2. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of SPAC

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The action of the verb space.
2. (countable, uncountable)A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces.

   “The spacing of the desks in the exam hall was intended to prevent candidates from copying each other's work.”

3. (countable, uncountable)The space between two objects or people.

   “Put some more spacing between those two words to make them more readable.”

   “If you are following a book like Starting Electronics, however, a breadboard is even more useful. […] Differences lie between breadboards in the spacings and the positionings of the holes, and the number of holes in each group.”

4. (countable, uncountable)The activity of working or living in outer space; the occupation of a spacer.

   “He was a laconic old soul who loved spacing only a jot better than he loved Martian alky.”

   “Shepard: You don't seem too broken up about your partner's death. Pitne For: Dakni Kur knew the risks when he took to spacing. Right now, my worry is me. Pitne For: It's unhealthy to be a volus in the Nos Astra spaceport right now. Especially a volus named Pitne For!”

adj

1. (not-comparable)That inserts space between two objects.