absolute space

noun

, Physics.

1. space that is not affected by what occupies it or occurs within it and that provides a standard for distinguishing inertial systems from other frames of reference.

Word History and Origins

Origin of absolute space¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

This suggested that it might be possible to do away with the absolute nature of acceleration—and with it absolute space—once and for all.

From Nautilus