spacelike

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled space-like

US /ˈspeɪsˌlaɪk/ UK /ˈspeɪsˌlaɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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

timelike

Word family

Related forms spacetimerelativity interval

Etymology

Compound of space + -like; common in relativity.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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