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lightclocknounAlternative form of light clock. [(physics) A hypothetical clock, used to show time dilation, that would count the journeys of a single photon between two parallel mirrors.]
clocktimenoun(physics) The elapsed time as measured by a stationary observer.
proper timenoun(relativity) Time as measured by a clock following a timelike world line.
time dilationnoun(relativity) 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.
space-time crystalnoun(physics) Synonym of time crystal.
time crystalnoun(quantum mechanics) A crystal that has a structure that repeats not only in space, but also in time.
chrononnoun(physics) A hypothetical quantum or particle of time.
time dilatationnoun(physics) Alternative form of time dilation (less common) [(relativity) 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.]
light equationnoun(astronomy) The time which light takes to traverse the mean distance of the Earth from the Sun.
light barriernounThe speed of light, seen as a barrier to faster-than-light travel.
luxonnoun(physics) Any particle that travels at exactly the speed of light and has zero mass: typically a photon.
photon tunnellingnoun(physics) The transmission of light through apertures of dimension smaller than the wavelength of the light by quantum tunnelling
light conenoun(relativity) In special relativity, the pattern describing the temporal evolution of a flash of light in Minkowski spacetime. This is modeled in 3-space using the two horizontal axes as spatial dimensions, while the vertical axis is time.
atomic clocknounAn extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, typically the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a specified energy-level transition in an element such as cesium.
light hournoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one hour
hyperloopnounA theoretical high-speed transportation system, proposed by Elon Musk, in which pressurized capsules ride on an air cushion driven by linear induction motors and air compressors through reduced-pressure tubes.
antitimenoun(physics) A hypothetical construct that resembles time but somehow opposes or counteracts it.
photopairnoun(physics) A pair of photons, produced simultaneously, typically moving in opposite directions
light centurynoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one century.
photonnoun(particle physics) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.

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