Sekirov Dictionary

headspace

/ˈhɛdspeɪs/

noun 7
verb 1
forms 3

noun7

•
The space between the top of the contents of a container (such as a jar) and its seal (such as a lid).
- Control of headspace is important for economic and technical reasons. Underfilling will contravene Weights and Measures legislation and may cause rusting in the headspace […] — 1997
•
One's mental state or state of mind.
- Many of us, as gays, have been in the same headspace as Maurice: longing, lonely, and scared. — 1971
•
(informal) One's capacity for mental activity modeled as a physical space with limits.
- It's like, I need to clear my headspace but I can't do that with him around because he's just ego, you know? He dumps on me. So that's it. — 1996
(informal) A time and opportunity for reflection and thinking.
The gas phase in contact and in equilibrium with a nonvolatile liquid in a sample.
The gap between the face of the bolt and the stopping surface for the cartridge.
A place within a person (singlet or multiple) that they can visit or inhabit.

verb1

To occupy a headspace.

forms

headspaced · headspacing · headspaces

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