SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does space-time continuum mean? 

• SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM (noun)
  The noun SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM has 1 sense:

1. the four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located

  Familiarity information: SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

space-time; space-time continuum

Hypernyms ("space-time continuum" is a kind of...):

coordinate system; frame of reference; reference frame; reference system (a system that uses coordinates to establish position)