Spacelike

//ˈspeɪslaɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    having the properties of space not-comparable
  2. 2
    lying outside each other's light cone, so that no information can pass from one to the other not-comparable
  3. 3
    having a space component of greater magnitude than its time component multiplied by the speed of light not-comparable

Etymology

From space + -like. Compare spacely.

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