space rule

noun

A fine, thin, short metal rule of the same height as the type, used in printing short lines in tabular matter.

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Meanings

nounspace rule (plural space rules)

plural space rules

  1. historicalmediaA fine, thin, short metal rule of the same height as the type, used in printing short lines in tabular matter.
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APA

space rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/space%20rule

MLA

“space rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/space%20rule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “space rule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/space%20rule.

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