Spacelike
//ˈspeɪslaɪk// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 having the properties of space not-comparable
- 2 lying outside each other's light cone, so that no information can pass from one to the other not-comparable
- 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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