outer space
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outer space
n.
Any region of space beyond limits determined with reference to the boundaries of a celestial body or system, especially:
a. The region of space immediately beyond Earth's atmosphere.
b. Interplanetary or interstellar space.
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outer space
n
(Astronomy) (not in technical usage) any region of space beyond the atmosphere of the earth
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out′er space′
n.
1. space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.
2. deep space.
[1875–80]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() location - a point or extent in space infinite, space - the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" interplanetary space - the part of outer space within the solar system interstellar space - the space between stars intergalactic space - the space between galaxies; "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space" deep space - any region in space outside the solar system aerospace - the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole |
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Translations
ulkoavaruus
espace extra-atmosphérique
cosmospazio cosmicospazio extra-atmosferico
mimozemský priestor
vesolje
outer space
n → der Weltraum
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