justifying space

justifying space
A variable width space, or a number of space characters, inserted between words to make a line of printed text a desired length

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  • justifying space — noun or justification space : a space that is set by striking the spacebar of a keyboard typesetting machine and that has no predetermined width …   Useful english dictionary

  • space — 1. noun /speɪs/ a) The intervening contents of a volume. If it be only a Single Letter or two that drops, he thruſts the end of his Bodkin between every Letter of that Word, till he comes to a Space: and then perhaps by forcing thoſe Letters… …   Wiktionary

  • space — Synonyms and related words: 3 D, CAT, accommodation, aerospace, aerosphere, aesthetic distance, air hole, air pocket, airspace, alien, align, allocate, allot, amount, ample scope, amplitude, aperture, apportion, area, arrange, array, astronomical …   Moby Thesaurus

  • space band — noun A wedge for justifying the line in mechanical typesetting • • • Main Entry: ↑space …   Useful english dictionary

  • justification space — noun see justifying space …   Useful english dictionary

  • self-justifying — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : seeking to excuse oneself 2. : automatically justifying itself a self justifying typewriter * * * /self jus teuh fuy ing, self /, adj. 1. offering excuses for oneself, esp. in excess of normal demands. 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Indefinite inner product space — In mathematics, in the field of functional analysis, an indefinite inner product space :(K, langle cdot,,cdot angle, J) is an infinite dimensional complex vector space K equipped with both an indefinite inner product :langle cdot,,cdot angle and… …   Wikipedia

  • self-justifying — /self jus teuh fuy ing, self /, adj. 1. offering excuses for oneself, esp. in excess of normal demands. 2. automatically adjusting printed or typed lines to fill a given space, esp. to conform to a rigid margin. [1730 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • self-justifying — self jus′tifying adj. 1) offering excuses for oneself, esp. in excess of normal demands 2) automatically adjusting printed or typed lines to fill a given space, esp. to conform to a rigid margin • Etymology: 1730–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • quadrat — Synonyms and related words: acres, chattels real, demesne, domain, em, em quad, en, en quad, five em space, four em space, grounds, hair space, honor, justification space, justifying space, land, landed property, lands, lot, lots, manor, messuage …   Moby Thesaurus

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