noun
space-time continuum
Physics term referring to the four-dimensional continuum of space and time in relativity theory.
アインシュタインの理論では、重力は時空連続体の歪みとして説明される。
In Einstein's theory, gravity is explained as a distortion of the space-time continuum.
時空 is the general term for space-time, while 時空連続体 specifically emphasizes the continuous, unified fabric of space and time.
Compound of 時空 (space-time) and 連続体 (continuum). A calque from English 'space-time continuum'.