: of, relating to, or befitting the age of space exploration
especially : modern
space-age technology

Examples of space-age in a Sentence

space-age technology that totally transformed the news-gathering business
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The post showed a side-by-side comparison of the spark before the redesign and after, which then progresses to a downright chunky sparkle in 2030 and a 3D, space-age version for 2100. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025 Los Angeles has Frank Gehry’s glorious Walt Disney Concert Hall, the space-age wonder of the LAX Theme Building and the stack-of-vinyl needle drop that is the Capitol Records building. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 But rather than temper those space-age design elements, Honda leaned into them. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025 The color choice also draws interesting parallels with iconic designs from other fields, such as the space-age aesthetics of NASA or the minimalist approach of modern architecture. Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for space-age 

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of space-age was in 1946

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“Space-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space-age. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

space-age

adjective
ˈspā-ˌsāj
: of or relating to the age of space exploration
especially : modern entry 1 sense 1
space-age technology
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