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SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located
Synonyms:
space-time; space-time continuum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
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)