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time dilation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
time di-la-tion
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The slowing of the passage of time experienced by objects in motion relative to an observer (measurable only at relativistic speeds), or due to being in a gravitational well.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The perceived change in the speed of time experienced due to psychological stress, hormones, or drugs; the rate of time perception, chronoception.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

time dilations (plural) time dilatation (alternative, rare)

Phrases

kappa effect Lorentz factor slowing-down time special relativity

Frequently Paired Words

kappa effect Lorentz factor slowing-down time special relativity

Questions

What does time dilation mean?
The slowing of the passage of time experienced by objects in motion relative to an observer (measurable only at relativistic speeds), or due to being in a gravitational well.

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