secondspace
secondspace is the alternative form of Secondspace.
Noun capitalized: Secondspace
Secondspace (countable and uncountable, plural Secondspaces)
- Space as it is conceived, as opposed to space that is directly perceived. For example, the conception of a space based on a map or description.
- Although there is an epistemology to the study of Firstspace, it is in Secondspace that epistemological discourse receives the greatest attention. In the long history of geographic thought, Secondspace approaches have been turned to most often when mainstream Firstspace approaches have become too...2002, Alan Read, Architecturally Speaking, →ISBN, page 19
- Thus, “Wall Street” refers both to the street and to the businesses; metaphorically (and metaphor operates as a type of Secondspace) the name of the street has come to mean the type of investment activity.2016, Gabriella Gelardini, Harold Attridge, Hebrews in Contexts, →ISBN, page 184
Forms of secondspace
| plural | secondspaces |
|---|---|
| plural | Secondspaces |
| alternative form | secondspace |
Origin of secondspace
Coined by E.W. Soja as second + space
Questions about secondspace
- What does secondspace mean?
- Secondspace means space as it is conceived, as opposed to space that is directly perceived. For example, the conception of a space based on a map or description.
- What is secondspace the alternative form of?
- Secondspace is the alternative form of Secondspace.
- What part of speech is secondspace?
- Secondspace is a noun.
- What is the plural of secondspace?
- The plural of secondspace is secondspaces.
Words near secondspace in the dictionary
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