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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Amazing astronomy: How neutron stars create ripples in space-time
What can cause a ripple in both space and time?
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Discovering the motion of space-time Scientists found evidence that the fabric of space and time gets warped by gravitational waves.
—Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 18 Apr. 2024
Miller’s character, the titular superhero also known as Barry Allen, appears to have created a rupture in the space-time continuum, giving way for another Multiverse of Madness comic-book movie.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2024
In some cases, what appears at first to be a singularity — a point in space-time where mathematical descriptions lose their meaning — may in fact be an illusion.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 May 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Discovering the motion of space-time Scientists found evidence that the fabric of space and time gets warped by gravitational waves.
—Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 18 Apr. 2024
Miller’s character, the titular superhero also known as Barry Allen, appears to have created a rupture in the space-time continuum, giving way for another Multiverse of Madness comic-book movie.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2024
In some cases, what appears at first to be a singularity — a point in space-time where mathematical descriptions lose their meaning — may in fact be an illusion.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 May 2024
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“Space-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space-time. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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