espacio

See also: espació

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /esˈpaθjo/ [esˈpa.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /esˈpasjo/ [esˈpa.sjo]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin spatium.

Noun

espacio m (plural espacios)

1. space (distance between things)
2. space (physical extent across two or three dimensions)
3. space (physical extent in all directions; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere)
4. space (the near-vacuum in which celestial bodies are situated)
5. space (the physical and psychological area one needs)
6. space (an area with set boundaries)
7. space (an undefined period of time)
8. space (a gap in text between words, lines, etc.)
9. (typography) space (a piece of metal type used to separate words)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• autoespacio
• eigenespacio
• espacio exterior
• espacio propio

• espaciotemporal
• espacio vectorial

Related terms

• espacial

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

espacio

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of espaciar.

Further reading

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