spacetime

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space·time

(spās′tīm′)
n. Physics
The four-dimensional continuum of one temporal and three spatial coordinates in which any event or physical object is located.
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Translations
časoprostor
Raumzeit
χωρόχρονος
aika-avaruus
espace-temps
spaziotempo
時空
пространство-время
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References in classic literature
`That shall travel indifferently in any direction of Space and Time, as the driver determines.'
Space and time also belong to this class of quantities.
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