noun
( -s )
1. : the act of providing with spaces or of placing at intervals
the spacing of words in a line of type
the spacing of children born in a family
2. : a spatial arrangement : an arrangement with intervening spaces
the spacing of the planets at their present distances from the sun — F.L.Whipple
3.
a. : space
the long end of roping at the tack provides a spacing when several flags are hoisted together — Manual of Seamanship
neat spacings of white enamelled wood — Donn Byrne
b. : the distance between any two objects in a usually regularly arranged series often measured from the center point of one object to that of the next
c. of a lock : the distance from the center of the keyhole to the center of the knob hub