The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space-bar on a keyboard.
The point aimed at in a target, marked with a white spot
(figuratively) The object to which anything is directed or aimed.
Aim; shot; range.
(chemistry) A sample for a control experiment that does not contain any of the analyte of interest, in order to deliberately produce a non-detection to verify that a detection is distinguishable from it.
“His eyes contain a knowledgeable stare and, despite the blankness of the space behind him, window-like shapes are reflected in his eyes, perhaps alluding to the window of the soul.”
“The problems expressed appeared irrelevant to Xenia, and she had listened with a blankness that Naomi did not notice.”
“John stared with a blankness born of discomfiture.”