Also spelled time-like

US /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪk/ UK /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    relating to a spacetime interval that can connect events by a signal slower than light

    The path of a massive particle is timelike rather than spacelike.

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

Etymology

Compound of time + -like; common in relativity.

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