adj
Meaning 1
Redolent of the space age; appearing futuristic or modern.
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Phrase guide
space age
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noun
Meaning 2
The period from the about the time of the launch of Sputnik in 1957 to the present day, during which people ventured into space.
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of space age.
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noun
Meaning 4
the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to the present
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Broader terms: time
History
Etymology
Compound of space + age.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: عَصْر اَلْفَضَاء (ʕaṣr al-faḍāʔ) — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Chinese Mandarin: 太空時代 /太空时代 (tàikòng shídài) — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Dutch: ruimtevaarttijdperk — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Estonian: kosmoseajastu — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Finnish: avaruusaikakausi — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Finnish: avaruusaika — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- French: ère spatiale — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- German: Weltraumzeitalter — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Hungarian: űrkorszak — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Japanese: 宇宙時代 (uchū jidai) — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Polish: era kosmiczna — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Portuguese: era espacial — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Russian: косми́ческая э́ра (kosmíčeskaja éra) — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Russian: косми́ческий век (kosmíčeskij vek) — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Spanish: era espacial — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik
- Swedish: rymdålder — current historical period which started with the launch of the Sputnik