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headroom.

The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc; room (space) for one's head.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc; room (space) for one's head.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The distance between the actual performance of an algorithm and its maximum possible performance.

    countable · uncountable
  5. Synonym of headspace (“space between the top of the contents of a container and its seal”).

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From head + room.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.