Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spacelike

/ˈspeɪslaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: space-like
IPA: /ˈspeɪslaɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having the properties of space

adj

lying outside each other's light cone, so that no information can pass from one to the other

adj

having a space component of greater magnitude than its time component multiplied by the speed of light

Etymology

From space + -like. Compare spacely.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: space

Inflected Forms

space-like (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonspacelike spacelikeness

Frequently Paired Words

lightlike timelike

Questions

How do you pronounce spacelike?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspeɪslaɪk/.
What does spacelike mean?: having the properties of space
Where does spacelike come from?: From space + -like. Compare spacely.

How to pronounce spacelike

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