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spacetime metric

spacetime metric noun: a mathematical tool used in the theory of relativity to describe the curvature of space and time.

Noun

spacetime metric (plural spacetime metrics)

  1. (relativity) A mathematical tool used in the theory of relativity to describe the curvature of space and time.
  2. Any method used to measure the geometry of the universe.

Forms of spacetime metric

pluralspacetime metrics

Questions about spacetime metric

What does spacetime metric mean?
Spacetime metric means a mathematical tool used in the theory of relativity to describe the curvature of space and time.
What part of speech is spacetime metric?
Spacetime metric is a noun.
What is the plural of spacetime metric?
The plural of spacetime metric is spacetime metrics.

Words near spacetime metric in the dictionary

  1. spacesuit
  2. spacesuited
  3. spacesuits
  4. spacesynth
  5. spacetime
  6. spacetime metric
  7. spacetime metrics
  8. spacetime physics
  9. spacetime singularities
  10. spacetime singularity
  11. spacetimes

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