espaço

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Latin spatium. Compare Spanish espacio.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpa.su/, /esˈpa.su/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpa.su/, /eʃˈpa.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpa.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpa.su/

Rhymes: -asu
Hyphenation: es‧pa‧ço

Noun

espaço m (plural espaços)

space:
1. interval of time
2. empty space
3. (geometry) set of points
4. (mathematics) generalized construct or set
5. (astronomy) universe beyond the earth's atmosphere; outer space
6. (typography) gap between written characters
Ellipsis of espaço pessoal (“personal freedom”).
(computing) Ellipsis of barra de espaço.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:espaço.

Derived terms

Further reading

“espaço” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Etymology 2

Verb

espaço

first-person singular present indicative of espaçar

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