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Terrell rotation

Terrell rotation noun: the visual distortion (resembling a rotation) that a passing object travelling at a significant fraction of the speed of light exhibits.

Noun

Terrell rotation (countable and uncountable, plural Terrell rotations)

  1. (relativity) The visual distortion (resembling a rotation) that a passing object travelling at a significant fraction of the speed of light exhibits.

Forms of Terrell rotation

pluralTerrell rotations

Questions about Terrell rotation

What does Terrell rotation mean?
Terrell rotation means the visual distortion (resembling a rotation) that a passing object travelling at a significant fraction of the speed of light exhibits.
What part of speech is Terrell rotation?
Terrell rotation is a noun.
What is the plural of Terrell rotation?
The plural of Terrell rotation is Terrell rotations.

Words near Terrell rotation in the dictionary

  1. terreens
  2. terreity
  3. Terrel
  4. Terrell
  5. Terrell County
  6. Terrell rotation
  7. terrella
  8. terrellae
  9. terrellas
  10. Terrels
  11. terrenal

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