spacer
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spac·er
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plural spacers
Definition of spacer
: a device or piece used to create or maintain a desired amount of space (as between two parts)
As long as your joints look even, it's more important that you avoid a large grout line at the last tile than worry about sticking to the exact measurement of the spacer.— Jennifer Stimpson Stiff spacers of low-expansion materials … may be used to provide a fixed spacing between the end mirrors.— Arthur L. Schawlow Use wood shims or spacers where necessary to compensate for wavy ceilings and to make certain the bottom surfaces of all strips are flush.— Bernard Gladstone
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The Summer League team has already used Coffey in a variety of ways, from floor spacer to creator. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, "Amir Coffey proves he belongs in NBA, finds a home with Clippers," 10 July 2019 Related Stories With Klay Thompson expected to miss the start of next season with an ACL injury, the Warriors — a team that hastened the NBA’s 3-point revolution — are suddenly light on floor-spacers. — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors rookie Jordan Poole works on shot selection," 5 July 2019 Unlike the repeat sequences, each of the spacers had a unique sequence. — Quanta Magazine, "Breakthrough DNA Editor Born of Bacteria," 6 Feb. 2015 Money went to a rim-runner instead of a floor-spacer. — Dan Woike, latimes.com, "NBA free agency: The Lakers’ best option might be Kawhi Leonard or another max player," 28 June 2019 After investing in Cam Johnson, Phoenix tabbed Jerome, who isn’t quite the shooter that Johnson is but profiles as a great pick-and-roll passer and floor-spacer. — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, "NBA draft grades: Phoenix Suns' Ty Jerome NBA draft pick receiving some early praise," 21 June 2019 After missing the entire 2017-18 season with a left leg injury, Curry provided the Blazers an elite floor-spacer off the bench, finishing the season third in the NBA — one spot ahead of Stephen, by the way — with a 3-point percentage of 45.0. — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors offseason plan: Who will replace Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson?," 16 June 2019 These repeat sequences were separated from each other by 32-base blocks of DNA, called spacers. — Quanta Magazine, "Breakthrough DNA Editor Born of Bacteria," 6 Feb. 2015 Comparison: Arron Afflalo Okogie has the body and talent to be a stopper and floor spacer but has work to do in order to become that. — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, "2018 NBA Draft: Josh Okogie Scouting Report and Highlights," 18 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spacer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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spacer
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spac·er
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Medical Definition of spacer
: a region of chromosomal DNA between genes that is not transcribed into messenger RNA and is of uncertain function