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space-time

space-time
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [speys tahym]
    • /speɪs taɪm/
    • /speɪs taɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [speys tahym]
    • /speɪs taɪm/

Definitions of space-time word

  • noun space-time Also called space-time continuum. the four-dimensional continuum, having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate, in which all physical quantities may be located. 1
  • noun space-time the physical reality that exists within this four-dimensional continuum. 1
  • adjective space-time of, relating to, or noting a system with three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate. 1
  • adjective space-time noting, pertaining to, or involving both space and time: a space-time problem. 1
  • noun space-time the four-dimensional continuum having three spatial coordinates and one time coordinate that together completely specify the location of a particle or an event 0
  • noun space-time a four-dimensional continuum with four coordinates, the three dimensions of space and that of time, in which any event can be located 0
See all 7 definitions of space-time

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Origin of space-time

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Space-time

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Space-time

space-time popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

space-time usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for space-time

noun space-time

  • fourth dimension — Physics, Mathematics. a dimension in addition to length, width, and depth, used so as to be able to employ geometrical language in discussing phenomena that depend on four variables: Time is considered a fourth dimension for locating points in space-time.
Just one Synonym for space-time

Related words

  • dimension

    Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.

  • fourth dimension

    Physics, Mathematics. a dimension in addition to length, width, and depth, used so as to be able to employ geometrical language in discussing phenomena that depend on four variables: Time is considered a fourth dimension for locating points in space-time.

  • spatiotemporal

    pertaining to space-time.

  • world point

    (in relativity) a point in space-time, specified by three space coordinates and a time coordinate. Compare event (def 4).

  • worldline

    Alternative spelling of world line.
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