spacing /ˈspeɪsɪŋ/noun 4adjective 1forms 1 noun4 •A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces.The spacing of the desks in the exam hall was intended to prevent candidates from copying each other's work. •The space between two objects or people.Put some more spacing between those two words to make them more readable. •The action of the verb space. •The activity of working or living in outer space; the occupation of a spacer.He was a laconic old soul who loved spacing only a jot better than he loved Martian alky. — 1949 adjective1 •That inserts space between two objects. formsspacings