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German word
Weltraum
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈvɛltˌʁaʊ̯m/
Meaning
- masculine nounspace
Example
Er interessiert sich für den Weltraum.
He is interested in space.
More examples
Bei Missionen in den Weltraum sind Sicherheit und Kommunikation entscheidend.
For missions into space, safety and communication are crucial.
Core concept
A black, silent expanse where worlds and spacecraft travel far above the blue air.
Common phrases
der Rand des Weltraums
the edge of space
zum Weltraum fliegen
fly into space
Similar words
Weltall: A widely used term for the immense space in which stars and planets exist.
All: A casual term for the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Universum: The universe considered as a complete physical reality.
Kosmos: A poetic or scholarly expression for the totality of the universe.
Definition in German
Weltraum ist der dreidimensionale Raum außerhalb der Erdatmosphäre, in dem Sterne, Planeten und künstliche Objekte schweben.
Word origin
Weltraum is a compound of Welt, meaning 'world', and Raum, meaning 'space' or 'room', and it came to denote outer space as a distinct region.
Usage tips
- The masculine noun uses im Weltraum for location, while in den Weltraum or ins All marks movement into space.
Opposites
- Atmosphäreatmospherenoun
Related words
- Weltraumstationspace stationnoun
- Weltraumteleskopspace telescopenoun
- Weltraumtechnikspace technologynoun