double-spacing

1. 1.

   typing that leaves alternate lines blank

   Broadertyping

Questions about double-spacing

What does double-spacing mean?

double-spacing means "typing that leaves alternate lines blank".

How many syllables are in double-spacing?

double-spacing has 4 syllables and divides as dou-ble--spa-cing under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is double-spacing a common word?

double-spacing is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.