absolute space

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absolute space - physical space independent of what occupies it

infinite, space - the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"

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infinite space			This open area can be regarded as absolute space and as Henry Lefebvre states, "Absolute space was made up of fragments of nature located at sites which were chosen for their intrinsic qualities but whose very consecration ended up by stripping them of their natural characteristics and uniqueness" (48). Rewriting space in Ruiz de Burton's Who Would Have Thought It? by Hernandez, Bernadine M. / CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture In the film adaptation Historias del Kronen (Armendariz 1995), the author discusses the cinematic construction of violence and nostalgia in the city as both abstract and absolute spaces. Faulkner, Sally. Literary Adaptations in Spanish Cinema by Martin, Juan Carlos / Hispanofila In modern times the relativity of Einstein appeared as an assault against the Newtonian schema of absolute space and time. Isaac Newton by Levinson, Martin H. / ETC.: A Review of General Semantics			Absistence absit omen absolute absolute alcohol absolute altimeter absolute altitude absolute ceiling absolute configuration Absolute constant absolute convergence Absolute curvature absolute dud Absolute equation absolute filter absolute frequency absolute height absolute humidity absolute judgment absolute magnitude absolute majority absolute monarchy absolute music absolute pitch Absolute refractive index absolute scale absolute space Absolute superlative absolute temperature absolute temperature scale Absolute terms absolute threshold Absolute time absolute unit absolute value absolute viscosity absolute zero absolutely absolutely convergent Absoluteness absolution Absolution day absolutism absolutist Absolutistic absolutive absolutize Absolutory Absolvable Absolvatory absolve absolved			absolute risk Absolute Risk Increase Absolute risk reduction Absolute Risks Absolute Rod Position Indication absolute roof Absolute ruler Absolute ruler Absolute ruler Absolute Safety Requirement Absolute Sale Absolute Sale Absolute Sale Absolute Sale Absolute Sales Absolute Sales Absolute Sales Absolute Sales absolute scale absolute scale absolute scale absolute scale absolute scale Absolute scale of temperature Absolute scale of temperature Absolute scale of temperature absolute scotoma absolute scotoma absolute scotoma absolute sound pressure level absolute space Absolute Space Representation absolute space-time absolute specific gravity Absolute square Absolute square Absolute square absolute stability Absolute stable air Absolute stable air Absolute standard Absolute standard absolute stereochemistry absolute stereoscopic parallax absolute stop Absolute Strength Absolute summability Absolute summability Absolute superlative absolute system of units absolute temperature absolute temperature absolute temperature absolute temperature Absolute temperature scale Absolute temperature scale Absolute temperature scale Absolute temperature scale Absolute temperature scale absolute temperatures absolute temperatures

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