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space-like

space-like is the alternative spelling of spacelike.

Meaning of spacelike

Adjective

spacelike (not comparable)

  1. having the properties of space
  2. lying outside each other's light cone, so that no information can pass from one to the other
  3. having a space component of greater magnitude than its time component multiplied by the speed of light

Questions about space-like

What is space-like the alternative spelling of?
Space-like is the alternative spelling of spacelike.

Words near space-like in the dictionary

  1. space-filling model
  2. space-filling models
  3. space-happy
  4. space-invader
  5. space-invaders
  6. space-like
  7. space-lore
  8. space-operatic
  9. space-saving
  10. space-science
  11. space-sciences

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