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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSpacetime continuum
/ˈspeɪs.taɪm kənˈtɪn.ju.əm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A mathematical model that combines the three dimensions of space and the fourth dimension of time into a single four-dimensional continuum.
"According to general relativity, gravity is the curvature of the spacetime continuum caused by mass and energy." - 2
In science fiction and theoretical physics, the conceptual fabric of the universe in which all physical events occur.
"Time travel experiments often threaten to tear apart the fabric of the spacetime continuum."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the early 20th century, the term combines 'space' (from Latin spatium) and 'time' (from Old English tīd) within the framework of Hermann Minkowski's geometric interpretation of Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity. It mathematically merges the three dimensions of space with the fourth dimension of time into a single four-dimensional manifold.
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continuum espace-temps
Transliteration: kɔ̃.ti.ny.œm ɛs.pas tɛ̃ps
"La gravité courbe le continuum espace-temps."
Raumzeitkontinuum
Transliteration: ˈʁaʊ̯mˌt͡saɪ̯tkɔntiˈnuːʊm
"Die Gravitation krümmt das Raumzeitkontinuum."
continuo spaziotempo
Transliteration: konˈti.nu.o spa.tjoˈtɛm.po
"La massa deforma il continuo spaziotempo."
continuo espacio-tiempo
Transliteration: konˈti.nwa esˈpa.sio ˈtjem.po
"El agujero negro deforma el continuo espacio-tiempo."
continuum espaço-tempo
Transliteration: kõˈti.nu.ũ isˈpa.su ˈtẽ.pu
"A gravidade afeta o continuum espaço-tempo."
देश-काल सातत्य
Transliteration: desh-kaal saatatya
"गुरुत्वाकर्षण देश-काल सातत्य को मोड़ देता है।"
时空连续体
Transliteration: shíkōng liánxùtǐ
"质量会使时空连续体发生弯曲。"
시공간 연속체
Transliteration: sigongan yeonsokche
"질량은 시공간 연속체를 휘게 만듭니다."
時空連続体
Transliteration: jikū renzokutai
"重力は時空連続体を歪める。"
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