- leeway space
- see Nance leeway s.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
leeway space
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Nance leeway space — the amount by which the space occupied by the deciduous canine and first and second deciduous molars exceeds that occupied by the canine and premolar teeth of the permanent dentition, usually averaging 1.7 mm on each side of the dental arch … Medical dictionary
Space combat simulator — Space combat redirects here. For hypothetical combat in space, see Space warfare. Space combat simulators,cite web |title=tags » space combat sim |publisher=GameSpot |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pages/tags/index.php?type=game… … Wikipedia
leeway — 1660s, sideways drift of a ship caused by wind, from LEE (Cf. lee) + WAY (Cf. way). Figurative meaning extra space is by 1835 … Etymology dictionary
leeway — [n] room to move, grow elbow room*, extent, headway, latitude, margin, play, scope, space; concept 739 … New thesaurus
space — [n1] room, scope amplitude, area, arena, blank, breadth, capacity, compass, distance, elbowroom, expanse, expansion, extension, extent, field, gap, headroom, headway, infinity, interval, lacuna, leeway, location, margin, omission, play, range,… … New thesaurus
leeway — /ˈliweɪ / (say leeway) noun 1. Nautical the lateral movement of a ship to leeward, or the resulting deviation from its true course. 2. Aeronautics the amount an aeroplane is blown off its normal course by crosswinds. 3. extra space, time, money,… …
space — Synonyms and related words: 3 D, CAT, accommodation, aerospace, aerosphere, aesthetic distance, air hole, air pocket, airspace, alien, align, allocate, allot, amount, ample scope, amplitude, aperture, apportion, area, arrange, array, astronomical … Moby Thesaurus
leeway — /lee way /, n. 1. extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin: With ten minutes leeway we can catch the train. 2. a degree of freedom of action or thought: His instructions gave us plenty of leeway. 3. Also called… … Universalium
space — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. expanse (see space); outer space, interplanetary, intergalactic, etc. space (see universe). v. t. space out, separate, distance. II Expanse in all directions Nouns 1. space, extension, extent,… … English dictionary for students
leeway — lee•way [[t]ˈliˌweɪ[/t]] n. 1) extra time, space, materials, etc., within which to act; margin: to have ten minutes leeway to act[/ex] 2) a degree of freedom of action or thought: The instructions give us plenty of leeway[/ex] 3) navig. the drift … From formal English to slang
