space-time continuum

collocation in English

meaningsofspace-timeandcontinuum

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space-time
noun[U]
uk
/ˌspeɪsˈtaɪm/us
/ˌspeɪsˈtaɪm/
the part of Einstein's Theory of Relativity that adds the idea of time to those of height, depth, ...
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continuum
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əm/us
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əm/
something that changes in character gradually or in very slight stages without any clear ...
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(Definition ofspace-timeandcontinuumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Later in the paper we will return to the role of trajectories in aspace-timecontinuumas in the classical notion of determinism.
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Nevertheless, in another respect they form a unity: both continuous field and discontinuous atom are grounded in thespace-timecontinuumas their home.
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Thespace-timecontinuumwould be, for us, the primary manifestation of that matter-energy.
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Then, however, we must also give up, on principle, the utilization of thespace-timecontinuum.
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Space and motion were now inseparable, and the tower's aerodynamic form might be seen readily to express the transitory nature of mass in motion in thespace-timecontinuum.
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This is an extra decisive factor that differentiates models that support changes in the position and/or the extent of objects in the unifiedspace-timecontinuum.
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Manner adverbials seem quite different semantically from spatiotemporal ones : whereas adverbials of location and time can be seen as referring to actual areas of thespace-timecontinuum, manner adverbials cannot.
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It was like a moment out of thespace-timecontinuum.
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Trains teleport through tunnels in thespace-timecontinuumbetween fixed points at faster-than-light speeds.
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We therefore arrive at the result: the gravitational field influences and even determines the metrical laws of thespace-timecontinuum.
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Stewart eventually came to better understand the cultural differences between the stage and television, and his favourite technical line becamespace-timecontinuum.
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From this he concluded that time and space should be treated equally, and so arose his concept of events taking place in a unified four-dimensionalspace-timecontinuum.
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She opens hole in thespace-timecontinuum.
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