adj
Meaning 1
having the properties of space
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
spacelike
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/ˈspeɪslaɪk/
adj
Meaning 2
lying outside each other's light cone, so that no information can pass from one to the other
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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adj
Meaning 3
having a space component of greater magnitude than its time component multiplied by the speed of light
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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History
Etymology
From space + -like. Compare spacely.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: raumartig — having the properties of space
- German: raumartig — physics, of the interval between two events in spacetime
- German: raumartig — mathematics, of a four-vector