spacelike

See also: space-like

English

Alternative forms

space-like

Etymology

From space +‎ -like. Compare spacely.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspeɪslaɪk/

Adjective

spacelike (not comparable)

having the properties of space
(physics, of the interval between two events in spacetime) lying outside each other's light cone, so that no information can pass from one to the other
(mathematics, of a four-vector) having a space component of greater magnitude than its time component multiplied by the speed of light

Translations

having the properties of space

German: raumartig

physics, of the interval between two events in spacetime

German: raumartig

mathematics, of a four-vector

German: raumartig

See also

Anagrams

peace silk, sea pickle

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