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time-space compression

time-space compression noun: the process in which time taken to travel is accelerated and the significance of space between distant places is reduced.

Noun

time-space compression (uncountable)

  1. The process in which time taken to travel is accelerated and the significance of space between distant places is reduced.

Questions about time-space compression

What does time-space compression mean?
Time-space compression means the process in which time taken to travel is accelerated and the significance of space between distant places is reduced.
What part of speech is time-space compression?
Time-space compression is a noun.

Words near time-space compression in the dictionary

  1. time-slot
  2. time-slots
  3. time-space
  4. time-space complexities
  5. time-space complexity
  6. time-space compression
  7. time-space convergence
  8. time-space grid
  9. time-space grids
  10. time-span reduction
  11. time-spirit

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