Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spacing

2 senses of spacing

Sense 1
spacing -- (the time between occurrences of a repeating event; "some women do not control the spacing of their children")
       => rate -- (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected")

Sense 2
spacing, spatial arrangement -- (the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them)
       => placement, arrangement -- (the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb space

1 sense of space

Sense 1
space -- (place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")