space-time
noun
ˈspās-ˈtīm 
ˈspās-ˌtīm
1
: a system of one temporal and three spatial coordinates by which any physical object or event can be located
called also space-time continuum
2
: the whole or a portion of physical reality determinable by a usually four-dimensional coordinate system
also
: the properties characteristic of such an order
Examples of space-time in a Sentence
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There may be an infinite amount of energy locked in the vacuum of space-time.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 9 June 2025
In director Terry Gilliam's first film in his Trilogy of Imagination, Ralph Richardson plays a Supreme Being who employs little people to fix holes in the space-time continuum.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 5 June 2025
The Anatomy of the Horses takes the viewer on a visually and intellectually stimulating journey through the space-time continuum, during which director Daniel Vidal Toche reflects upon whether the struggle against oppression and exploitation in Peru will ever come to an end.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 3 June 2025
The fact that geometry of space-time dictates this to all of the objects around it, that was a beautiful geometrization of gravitational force.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2025
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 9 June 2025
In director Terry Gilliam's first film in his Trilogy of Imagination, Ralph Richardson plays a Supreme Being who employs little people to fix holes in the space-time continuum.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 5 June 2025
The Anatomy of the Horses takes the viewer on a visually and intellectually stimulating journey through the space-time continuum, during which director Daniel Vidal Toche reflects upon whether the struggle against oppression and exploitation in Peru will ever come to an end.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 3 June 2025
The fact that geometry of space-time dictates this to all of the objects around it, that was a beautiful geometrization of gravitational force.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for space-time
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“Space-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space-time. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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