Dictionary

spacetime en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈspeɪsˌtaɪm/ (General-American)

Etymology

From space + time, as a calque of German Raumzeit, introduced in this sense by Hermann Minkowski. First appears in print c. 1893 in the Philosophical Review.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The four-dimensional continuum of the three spatial dimensions plus time.
   • An event is a point in spacetime, specified by the coordinates x, y, z, and t.
2. (countable, uncountable) An n-dimensional continuum consisting of dimensions of both space and time. Normally spacetime is considered as having 4 dimensions (x, y, z, t), but higher-dimensional spacetimes are often encountered in theoretical physics, e.g. the 5-dimensional spacetime of Kaluza-Klein theory or the 11 dimensions of spacetime in M-theory.
   • a 5-dimensional spacetime
   • a Minkowski spacetime
3. (countable, qualifier:relativity, uncountable) A specific region of the universe with mathematically different properties than the surrounding spacetime. Synonymous with "metric" within the context of general relativity.
   • a Reissner-Nordström spacetime
   • a Schwarzschild spacetime

Forms

Coordinates

temporospatial · spatiotemporal

Deriveds

spacetime physics · absolute space-time · cyberspacetime · spacetime singularity · spacetime metric · prespacetime

Relateds

time-distance

Translations (100)

az məkan-zaman (four dimensional continuum) · sq hapësirë-kohë (four dimensional continuum) · ur زَمان و مَکاں (four dimensional continuum) · nb romtid (four dimensional continuum) · ca espai-temps (four dimensional continuum) · fi aika-avaruus (four dimensional continuum) · nb tidrom (four dimensional continuum) · qu pacha (four dimensional continuum) · ko 시공 (four dimensional continuum) · sh prostorvreme (four dimensional continuum) · bn স্থান-কাল (four dimensional continuum) · eo spactempo (four dimensional continuum) · ps تشيال وخت (four dimensional continuum) · nl ruimte-tijd (four dimensional continuum) · hi दिक्-काल (four dimensional continuum) · ur زَمان و مَکان (four dimensional continuum) · arz سپيس-تايم (four dimensional continuum) · cy gofod-amser (four dimensional continuum) · gl espazo-tempo (four dimensional continuum) · my အာကာသအချိန် (four dimensional continuum) · it spaziotemporalità (four dimensional continuum) · lo ເວລາອາວະກາດ (four dimensional continuum) · ml സ്ഥലകാലം (four dimensional continuum) · ka სივრცე-დრო (four dimensional continuum) · ta வெளிநேரம் (four dimensional continuum) · be прасто́ра-час (four dimensional continuum) · de Raumzeit (four dimensional continuum) · mr काल-अवकाश (four dimensional continuum) · la spatitempus (four dimensional continuum) · ga spás-am (four dimensional continuum) · fy romtetiid (four dimensional continuum) · ro spațiu-timp (four dimensional continuum) · ms ruang-masa (four dimensional continuum) · eu espazio-denbora (four dimensional continuum) · sh просторвријеме (four dimensional continuum) · tt фәза-вакыт (four dimensional continuum) · si අවකාශ කාලය (four dimensional continuum) · sk časopriestor (four dimensional continuum) · ml സ്ഥൂലകാലത (four dimensional continuum) · pa ਸਪੇਸਟਾਈਮ (four dimensional continuum) · sq hapësirë-koha (four dimensional continuum) · fa-ira فَضازَمان (four dimensional continuum) · lv laiktelpa (four dimensional continuum) · ky мейкиндик-убакыт (four dimensional continuum) · sh prostorvrijeme (four dimensional continuum) · kk кеңістік-уақыт (four dimensional continuum) · ast espaciu-tiempu (four dimensional continuum) · mk време-простор (four dimensional continuum) · hi दिक्काल (four dimensional continuum) · hy տարածաժամանակային կոնտինուում (four dimensional continuum) · pnb سپیس ٹائیم (four dimensional continuum) · es espacio-tiempo (four dimensional continuum) · tg фазо-замон (four dimensional continuum) · sv rumtid (four dimensional continuum) · mr अवकाशकाल (four dimensional continuum) · et aegruum (four dimensional continuum) · fr espace-temps (four dimensional continuum) · ru простра́нство-вре́мя (four dimensional continuum) · nl ruimtetijd (four dimensional continuum) · uk про́стір-час (four dimensional continuum) · io spacotempo (four dimensional continuum) · cv уҫлӑх-вӑхӑт (four dimensional continuum) · lt erdvėlaikis (four dimensional continuum) · el χωροχρόνος (four dimensional continuum) · th ปริภูมิ-เวลา (four dimensional continuum) · pt espaço-tempo (four dimensional continuum) · gd spàs-àm (four dimensional continuum) · ia spatiotempore (four dimensional continuum) · nl tijd-ruimte (four dimensional continuum) · id ruang waktu (four dimensional continuum) · ca espaitemps (four dimensional continuum) · ckb کاتجێ (four dimensional continuum) · vi không-thời gian (four dimensional continuum) · sl prôstor-čàs (four dimensional continuum) · sk priestoročas (four dimensional continuum) · is tímarúm (four dimensional continuum) · da rumtid (four dimensional continuum) · vec spàçiotenpo (four dimensional continuum) · nl tijdruimte (four dimensional continuum) · hy տարածաժամանակ (four dimensional continuum) · af ruimtetyd (four dimensional continuum) · hu téridő (four dimensional continuum) · sh просторвреме (four dimensional continuum) · cmn 時空 /时空 (four dimensional continuum) · th กาล-อวกาศ (four dimensional continuum) · ja 時空 (four dimensional continuum) · cs časoprostor (four dimensional continuum) · tl espasyo-panahon (four dimensional continuum) · it spaziotempo (four dimensional continuum) · kk уақыт-кеңістік (four dimensional continuum) · he מֶרְחָב־זְמַן (four dimensional continuum) · ko 시공간 (four dimensional continuum) · pl czasoprzestrzeń (four dimensional continuum) · ar زَمَكَان (four dimensional continuum) · bg простра́нство-вре́ме (four dimensional continuum) · ug ۋاقىت-ماكان (four dimensional continuum) · yue 時空 /时空 (four dimensional continuum) · oc espacitemps (four dimensional continuum) · tr uzayzaman (four dimensional continuum) · uz fazo-vaqt (four dimensional continuum)

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