- present participle of space.
spacing
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Metal nanoparticles with uniform sizes and spacing were arranged in ordered patterns, allowing the researchers to examine their catalytic roles much more precisely.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Deschamps identified that the spacing of France's defensive set-up was off and that offensively the players were in zones that didn't best suit many of them.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The idea is to use cumulative firepower and wide-open spacing to stretch any defense—even one led by the great wall of Wembanyama—until it snaps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Slowly but surely, he broke down picking the hook, separating verses using slick spacing, and adding layers of intricately placed sounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
He set it at the end of the second row, spacing it perfectly from the desk in front of it with a flick of his wrist.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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If such arrays can be produced on-demand with any desired spacings, it could greatly improve phonon-polaritons' imaging ability and would be a huge achievement, said Moore.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
“Undisguised, our individual traits are laid bare,” he wrote in “Private Domain,” “and our shapes, spacings, and timings are established.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
For outdoor use, we recommend the 5mm Wide Angle Conical LED Lights from Christmas Designers, available in warm white, multicolor, or single color in a variety of lengths and bulb spacings.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2018
Inset, distribution of grid spacings across cells and a mixture of three Gaussians fit to the distribution.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017
I'd suggest you become water-wise by testing a range of spacings.
From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon