Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The volume left at the top of an almost filled jar, tin, or other container before sealing.
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- noun The space between the
top of thecontents of acontainer (such as ajar ) and itsseal (such as alid ). - noun informal One's
mental state. - noun firearms The gap between the face of the bolt and the stopping surface for the cartridge.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing
Etymologies
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Examples
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I would not fire it another time until I had it checked by a competent gunsmith, because that much headspace is a definate safety hazzard to the gun, you, and anyone standing nearby.
Paper Versus Meat 2008
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The key to detecting minute levels of the low volatility compounds produced when chicken spoils is a new method of sampling the "headspace" - the air above a test sample.
innovations-report 2010
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The key to detecting minute levels of the low volatility compounds produced when chicken spoils is a new method of sampling the "headspace" - the air above a test sample.
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I’d like to do some more hacking with it in this vein, but unfortunately I’d probably not get around to it for a few weeks since my headspace is pretty full right now.
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"But they're such clever writers - Stephen's very good at getting himself into a little person's headspace, which is difficult for him, being so tall."
Evening Standard - Home Christian Koch 2011
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"But they're such clever writers - Stephen's very good at getting himself into a little person's headspace, which is difficult for him, being so tall."
Evening Standard - Home Christian Koch 2011
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But checking the headspace, which is an armorer's responsibility, is also used in the Army and Marine Corps for ` any kind of routine investigation. '
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Yep, Del and Shane are right as usual, buddy said "headspace" that's why they (gunsmiths) need the whole rig to effect repairs, sorry for the delay (different time zones).
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Yep, Del and Shane are right as usual, buddy said "headspace" that's why they (gunsmiths) need the whole rig to effect repairs, sorry for the delay (different time zones).
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How many of the books that I enjoy are dependent on my 'headspace'?
Headspace orannia 2010
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