spaceship

CEFRB1

/spˈeɪˌsʃɪp/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A vehicle used for traveling in space.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.

Examples

  • The spaceship is out of orbit around the moon.

  • The spaceship made a perfect landing.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The operator <=> in certain programming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second.

  2. A manned vehicle that flies through space.

  3. A computer.

More examples

In context

  • We describe software that searches for spaceships in Conway's Game of Life and related two-dimensional cellular automata.

  • The spaceships look like a row of threshers harvesting a field of wheat; the thickness in the direction of motion is only about 10 cells.

  • If we reverse the positions of $a and $b, the spaceship will sort in the opposite order[…]

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

One night, a huge alien blank landed silently in the farmer's cornfield.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

* space + ship * (programming operator): From its resemblance to the shape of a flying saucer.