headroom

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc; room (space) for one's head.
2. (countable, uncountable) The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge.
3. (countable, uncountable) The ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom.
4. (countable, uncountable) The distance between the actual performance of an algorithm and its maximum possible performance.
5. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of headspace (“space between the top of the contents of a container and its seal”).

Synonyms

clearance

headway

dynamic headroom

freeboard

net clearance

stair headroom

Translations

pé-direito

échappée

margine in altezza

hauteur

hauteur sous barrots

altezza libera di passaggio

doorrijhoogte

luz

الإرتفاع

pierrecto

Kopffreiheit

Laufhöhe

Etymology

From head + room.