headspace
Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdspeɪs/
The English word “headspace” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- The space between the top of the contents of a container (such as a jar) and its seal (such as a lid).
- One's capacity for mental activity modeled as a physical space with limits.
- One's mental state or state of mind.
- A time and opportunity for reflection and thinking.
- The gap between the face of the bolt and the stopping surface for the cartridge.
- The gas phase in contact and in equilibrium with a nonvolatile liquid in a sample.
- A place within a person (singlet or multiple) that they can visit or inhabit.
verb
- To occupy a headspace.
Etymology
From head + space.
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