empty space

collocation in English

meaningsofemptyandspace

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empty
adjective
uk
/ˈemp.ti/
us
/ˈemp.ti/
not containing any things ...
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space
noun
uk
/speɪs/
us
/speɪs/
an empty area that is available to ...
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(Definition ofemptyandspacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofempty space

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The complementary region appears as a hole oremptyspace.
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One is the depletion ofemptyspacein the landfill.
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Emptyspacewas of no use to refugees unless there was some way to earn a livelihood in the locality.
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For example, the matrix is said to contain a representation ofemptyspace, in that the cells between features are actually represented explicitly.
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Each and every experiment in all his work was planned to fill anemptyspacewithin his comprehensive research program.
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Second, theemptyspacein the colonial world could become a laborator y to design and test instruments of social control.
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They fill the vastemptyspace, becoming larger and larger presences as the evening progresses.
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A large elliptical configuration of loudspeakers was chosen and installed to consciously underline the geometry and the huge dimensions of theemptyspaceunder construction.
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The difference is given by the marginal damage generated by using upemptyspacein the landfill.
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There would be no explicit representation ofemptyspacewithin this sparse representation.
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A visual edge can be perceived as an object in its own right, like a thin rod or wire surrounded byemptyspace.
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The company demand only two things when presenting their work: a large and deepemptyspaceand a level and stable floor.
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The exit of the personal subject from the genre of historical writing left behind anemptyspace.
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A spatial emptiness with a great dimension is a 'powerful cause of sublime', and he therefore depicted anemptyspacethat is seemingly infinite.
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One of them refers to the lack of internalization of the inter-temporal costs associated with the depletion of theemptyspacein the landfill.
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For her, the scene of their marriage is configured not as a dungeon, but as a vastemptyspace.
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As a result, social welfare is affected by the depletion ofemptyspacefor waste disposal.
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