double-spacing
Definition
- Noun:
- A typing or formatting style: "double-spacing" refers to the practice of inserting a full blank line between each line of text in a document, effectively creating double the vertical space of single-spaced text.
Usage
- Noun:
- Most academic papers require double-spacing for the main text.
- Please format your essay with double-spacing to allow room for comments.
Advanced Usage
- "to be double-spaced": This adjective form describes text formatted with double-spacing.
- The manuscript must be double-spaced and in 12-point font.
- "to use double-spacing": This verb phrase describes the action of applying this format.
- Remember to use double-spacing for your final draft.
Variants and Related Words
- Double-space (verb): To format text with double-spacing.
- You need to double-space this paragraph.
- Single-spacing (noun): A formatting style with no blank lines between lines of text.
- Line spacing (noun): The general term for the vertical distance between lines of text.
Synonyms
- Wide spacing: A less technical term for increased space between lines.
- Two-line spacing: A descriptive synonym.
Related Phrases
- Set line spacing to 2.0: A specific instruction in word processors to apply double-spacing.
- To format correctly, set your line spacing to 2.0.
Noun
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typing that leaves alternate lines blank
