Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

world line

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables: world -line
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A path in spacetime, especially that traversed by an elementary particle from its creation to its destruction.

Inflected Forms

world lines (plural)

Questions

What does world line mean?: A path in spacetime, especially that traversed by an elementary particle from its creation to its destruction.

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