: 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 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 True to its space-age look, the home is powered with smart-home technology that sets lights, locks, climate control, and more with the touch of a panel. Miles Walls, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024 Why not lean into the look with a pair of space-age boots? Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Perhaps my next project will be something more free-form, although a kind of magic is transferred between those who mastermind the sets—drawing from the Gothic past or the space-age future—and all of us who build them. Amy Verner, Vogue, 14 Oct. 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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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