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spaceband

spaceband noun: in a linotype machine, a kind of extensible wedge used to produce spaces of variable width in the text.

Noun

spaceband (plural spacebands)

  1. In a linotype machine, a kind of extensible wedge used to produce spaces of variable width in the text.

Forms of spaceband

pluralspacebands

Origin of spaceband

From space + band.

Questions about spaceband

What does spaceband mean?
Spaceband means in a linotype machine, a kind of extensible wedge used to produce spaces of variable width in the text.
What part of speech is spaceband?
Spaceband is a noun.
What is the plural of spaceband?
The plural of spaceband is spacebands.

Words near spaceband in the dictionary

  1. space-time trade-off
  2. space-time trade-offs
  3. space-times
  4. space-wide
  5. spacearium
  6. spaceband
  7. spacebands
  8. spacebar
  9. spacebars
  10. spacebased
  11. spaceboat

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