time dilation

English

Alternative forms

time dilatation (rare)

Noun

time dilation (countable and uncountable, plural time dilations)

(physics) The slowing of the passage of time experienced by objects in motion relative to an observer; measurable only at relativistic speeds.

Translations

slowing of the passage of time at relativistic speeds

Danish: tidsforlængelse c
Finnish: aikadilataatio (fi)
French: dilatation du temps f
German: Zeitdilatation (de) f

Polish: dylatacja czasu f
Spanish: dilatación del tiempo f
Swedish: tidsdilatation (sv)

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Anagrams

delimitation

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