espaço

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/

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

Noun

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

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

Verb

espaço

  1. first-person singular present indicative of espaçar
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