Portuguese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Probably borrowed from Latin spatium. Compare Spanish espacio.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: -asu
  • Hyphenation: es‧pa‧ço

Noun edit

espaço m (plural espaços)

  1. 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
  2. Ellipsis of espaço pessoal (personal freedom).
  3. (computing) Ellipsis of barra de espaço.
Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:espaço.

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

espaço

  1. first-person singular present indicative of espaçar