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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesespace-temps
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛs.pas tɑ̃/
"La théorie de la relativité unifie l'espace et le temps en un seul espace-temps."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The concepts of space and time fused together as a four-dimensional continuum in physics.
"Einstein's theory of general relativity describes gravity not as a force, but as the curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy." - 2
The system of three spatial dimensions combined with one time dimension in which all physical events occur.
"Science fiction writers often explore the possibility of traveling through both space and time across the fabric of spacetime."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern scientific coinage derived from the combination of space and time, popularized in physics following Albert Einstein's theory of relativity in the early 20th century. It translates the German concept 'Raumzeit', synthesizing two previously distinct physical dimensions into a single continuous four-dimensional manifold.
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espace-temps
Transliteration: /ɛs.pas tɑ̃/
"La théorie de la relativité unifie l'espace et le temps en un seul espace-temps."
Raumzeit
Transliteration: /ˈʁaʊ̯mˌtsaɪ̯t/
"Die Schwerkraft krümmt die Geometrie der Raumzeit."
spaziotempo
Transliteration: /ˈspat.tjoˈtɛm.po/
"La massa di un oggetto distorce lo spaziotempo circostante."
espacio-tiempo
Transliteration: /esˈpasjo ˈtjempo/
"El agujero negro genera una curvatura extrema en el espacio-tiempo."
espaço-tempo
Transliteration: /isˈpa.su ˈtẽ.pu/
"O tecido do espaço-tempo é afetado pela gravidade."
देशकाल
Transliteration: desh-kaal
"सापेक्षता का सिद्धांत अंतरिक्ष और समय को देशकाल के रूप में जोड़ता है।"
时空
Transliteration: shíkōng
"引力会导致时空发生弯曲。"
시공간
Transliteration: sigonggan
"중력은 시공간을 휘게 만드는 성질이 있습니다."
時空
Transliteration: jikū
"アインシュタインは重力を時空の歪みとして説明した。"
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