: of, relating to, or befitting the age of space exploration
especially : modern
space-age technology

Examples of space-age in a Sentence

space-age technology that totally transformed the news-gathering business
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The material, originally developed in the 1930s and trademarked as Lucite by DuPont, became wildly popular in furniture design during the midcentury era, when space-age futurism was all the rage. Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025 The three keys seemed to be newly designed racing spikes, a space-age aerodynamic racing suit, and a team of pacers placed to block as much wind as possible. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 June 2025 Seabrook’s cutting-edge packaging materials lent a space-age feel to its wares. John Seabrook june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025 But his work is clearly responsive to modern life: His previous feature, the staggering Asteroid City, was a charming dramedy about a space-age desert town encountering aliens that also managed to capture the feeling of people going into lockdown in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for space-age

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of space-age was in 1946

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“Space-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space-age. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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space-age

adjective
ˈspā-ˌsāj
: of or relating to the age of space exploration
especially : modern entry 1 sense 1
space-age technology
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