Also spelled space-like

US /ˈspeɪsˌlaɪk/ UK /ˈspeɪsˌlaɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    relating to a spacetime interval whose endpoints cannot be connected by a light-speed or slower signal

    The two measurements are separated by a spacelike interval.

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Synonyms
1 adj · relating to a spacetime... space-like
Opposites
Word family
Related forms spacetimerelativityinterval

Etymology

Compound of space + -like; common in relativity.

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