- space time coordinates
- 时空坐标系
English-Chinese dictionary of mechanical engineering (英汉机械工程大词典). 2013.
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space-time — space′ time′ n. 1) phs Also called space′ time′ contin uum. the four dimensional continuum, having three coordinates of space and one coordinate of time, in which all physical quantities may be located 2) phs the physical reality within this four … From formal English to slang
space-time — [spās′tīm′] n. 1. a four dimensional continuum with four coordinates, the three dimensions of space and that of time, in which any event can be located: also called space time continuum 2. the physical reality inherent in such a continuum … English World dictionary
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space-time — /speɪs ˈtaɪm/ (say spays tuym) noun 1. a four dimensional continuum in which the coordinates are the three spatial coordinates and time. The events and objects of any spatial and temporal region may be conceived as part of this continuum.… …
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