different between spacer vs spacing

English

Etymology

From space +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spe?s?(?)/

• Rhymes: -e?s?(r)

Noun

spacer (plural spacers)

1. (sometimes science fiction) A person who works or lives in space.
2. An object inserted to hold a space open in a row of items, e.g. beads or printed type.
3. A bushing.
4. (slang) A forgetful person; one who spaces out.
5. (medicine) A type of add-on device used by an asthmatic person to increase the effectiveness of a metered-dose inhaler.
6. (historical) An instrument for reversing a telegraphic current, especially in a marine cable, to increase the speed of transmission.

Translations

Anagrams

• CASREP, Casper, Pacers, Scaper, capers, crapes, e-scrap, escarp, pacers, parsec, recaps, scaper, scrape, secpar

Polish

Etymology

From German spazieren, Spazier(gang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spa.t?s?r/

Noun

spacer m inan (diminutive spacerek)

1. stroll, walk

   Synonym: przechadzka

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• spacer in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• spacer in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Verb

spacing

1. present participle of space

Noun

spacing (countable and uncountable, plural spacings)

1. The action of the verb space.
2. 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. The space between two objects or people.

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

4. (science fiction) The activity of working or living in outer space; the occupation of a spacer.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• letterspacing

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

spacing (not comparable)

1. That inserts space between two objects.

Derived terms

Related terms

• long-spacing sonic log

Anagrams

• pacings, scaping