headspace

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The space between the top of the contents of a container (such as a jar) and its seal (such as a lid).
2. (countable, informal, uncountable) One's capacity for mental activity modeled as a physical space with limits; one's mental state or state of mind.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable) Time and opportunity for reflection and thinking.
4. (countable, uncountable) The gap between the face of the bolt and the stopping surface for the cartridge.
5. (countable, uncountable) The gas phase in contact and in equilibrium with a nonvolatile liquid in a sample.
6. (countable, uncountable) A place within a person (singlet or multiple) that they can visit or inhabit.

Verb

To occupy a headspace.

Synonyms

ullage

Translations

Leerraum

espaço de cabeça

vacío

espacio de cabeza

vidange

distancia entre la cémara de cierre y un punto determinado de la recámara

effluves

spazio di testa

vuoto di testa

فُرجة الغلق

Etymology

From head + space.