Space

(spās.) [From L. spatium. Literally, any degree or quantity of extension. -(Mech.) The line conceived to be described by the motion of a movable body considered as a point.-(Geom.) The area of any figure, or which fills up the interval or distance between the lines that cause its termination. (Typog.) Among printers, a slip of wood or metal used for creating an interval between lines or words.-(Mus.) One of the four blank spaces in a musical staff. [s. 842]