single-space

ˈsɪŋɡəl speɪs

Definition

Definition of single-space - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

text formatting

formatting style with no extra space between lines

The document was set to single-space for printing.

sentence spacing

Rare

spacing style with one space between sentences

Rare

He prefers single-space for his essays.

single-spacing

Verb

tr.

text formatting

type text without blank lines between lines

Please single-space the document for submission.

compact

unspaced

sentence spacing

Rare

type text with one space between sentences

Rare

Make sure to single-space after each period.

unspaced

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Images of single-space

spacing style with one space between sentences

Origin of single-space

English, single (one) + space (interval)

Terms with single-space included in their meaning

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car park

single space

specific space marked for one car

point light

physics

light source treated as coming from a single tiny spot in space

Examples of single-space in a sentence

The editor prefers single-space for all submissions.
The editor insisted on single-space for the manuscript.
Single-space is common in digital documents.
Make sure to single-space the entire report.
He forgot to single-space the letter, causing formatting issues.
Please single-space the entire document for consistency.

He forgot to single-space between the sentences in his essay.

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French:interligne simple, taper à simple interligne, ...
German:einfacher Zeilenabstand, einzeilig formatieren, ...
Italian:interlinea singola, digitare a interlinea singola, ...
Spanish:espaciado sencillo, escribir a un solo espacio, ...
Portuguese:espaçamento simples, formatar com espaçamento simples, ...
Chinese:单倍行距, 单倍行距输入, ...
Japanese:シングルスペース, 一行詰めで入力する, ...
Arabic:تباعد مفرد, كَتَبَ بِسُطُورٍ مُتَّصِلَة, ...
Hebrew:רִיוּוח יַחִיד, לְעַצֵּב בְּרֶוַח יָחִיד, ...
Russian:одинарный интервал, печатать в один интервал, ...
Ukrainian:одинарний інтервал, друкувати через одинарний інтервал, ...
Hindi:एकल रिक्ति, सिंगल स्पेस करना, ...
Bengali:সিঙ্গেল স্পেস, সিঙ্গেল-স্পেসে টাইপ করা, ...
Catalan:interlineat simple, posar a espai simple, ...
Czech:jednoduché řádkování, nastavit jednoduché řádkování, ...
Danish:enkelt linjeafstand, sætte i enkelt linjeafstand, ...
Dutch:enkele regelafstand, enkel spatiëren, ...
Greek:μονό διάστημα, μορφοποιώ σε μονό διάστιχο, ...
Hungarian:egyszeres sorköz, egyszeres sorközzel írni, ...
Khmer:គម្លាតបន្ទាត់តែមួយ, វាយអក្សរចន្លោះបន្ទាត់តែមួយ, ...
Korean:단일 간격, 한 줄로 입력하다, ...
Persian:تک‌فاصله, تک‌فاصله کردن, ...
Polish:pojedyncza interlinia, pisać bez odstępów, ...
Portuguese (BR):espaçamento simples, formatar com espaçamento simples, ...
Romanian:spațiere simplă, a alinia, ...
Swedish:enkel radavstånd, enkelspalta, ...
Thai:การเว้นบรรทัดเดี่ยว, พิมพ์ไม่เว้นบรรทัด, ...
Turkish:tek aralıklı, tek satır aralıklı yazmak, ...
Vietnamese:giãn dòng đơn, để giãn dòng đơn, ...

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Definition of single-space - Reverso English Dictionary

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