outer space

A region outside of explored space.

Noun

  1. A region outside of explored space.
  2. Any region of space beyond limits determined with reference to boundaries of a celestial system or body, especially the region of space immediately beyond Earth's atmosphere; sometimes, space beyond Earth's solar system.
    • Astronauts train for years before traveling to outer space.
    • The telescope captured incredible images from outer space.
    • Science fiction often imagines alien civilizations in the depths of outer space.

    Synonyms: final frontier high frontier last frontier

  3. A bluish shade of black.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-West Germanic *ūt Old English ūt ▲ Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *-ai Proto-Germanic *ūtai Proto-West Germanic *ūtē Old English ūte Middle English oute English out (adjective) English -er English outer Latin spatiumbor. Old French espace Anglo-Norman spacebor. Middle English space English space English outer space From outer + space.

Related

astropolitics

Derived

outer-spacey