espacio

See also: espació

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpaθjo/ [esˈpa.θjo]
• Rhymes: -aθjo
• Syllabification: es‧pa‧cio

Adverb

espacio

1. alternative form of despacio

Further reading

• “espacio”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “espacio”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpaθjo/ [esˈpa.θjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /esˈpasjo/ [esˈpa.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθjo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -asjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: es‧pa‧cio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin spatium.

Noun

espacio m (plural espacios)

1. space (distance between things)
2. space (physical extent across two or three dimensions)
3. space (physical extent in all directions; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere)
4. space (the near-vacuum in which celestial bodies are situated)
5. space (the physical and psychological area one needs)
6. space (an area with set boundaries)
7. space; course; period (an undefined period of time)

   Synonym: período

   • 1971, Rafael Cansinos-Asséns, Libro de las mil y una noches, volume 2, page 582:

     Asentáronse en la ciudad por espacio de cuarenta días, gozando de una adiafa generosa y magnífica.

     They settled in the city for a period of forty days, enjoying a generous and magnificent adiafa.

8. space (a gap in text between words, lines, etc.)
9. (typography) space (a piece of metal type used to separate words)

Derived terms

• autoespacio
• eigenespacio
• espacio aéreo
• espacio de fases
• Espacio Económico Europeo
• espacio euclídeo
• espacio exterior
• espacio fásico
• espacio intervelloso
• espacio muerto
• espacio propio
• espacio ultraterrestre
• espacio vectorial
• espacio vital
• espaciotemporal

Related terms

• espacial
• espaciar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

espacio

1. first-person singular present indicative of espaciar

Further reading

• “espacio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025