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time dilations

time dilations is the plural of time dilation.

Meaning of time dilation

Noun

time dilation (countable and uncountable, plural time dilations)

  1. (relativity) The slowing of the passage of time experienced by objects in motion relative to an observer (measurable only at relativistic speeds), or due to being in a gravitational well.
  2. The perceived change in the speed of time experienced due to psychological stress, hormones, or drugs; the rate of time perception, chronoception.

Questions about time dilations

What is time dilations the plural of?
Time dilations is the plural of time dilation.

Words near time dilations in the dictionary

  1. time differential
  2. time differentials
  3. time dilatation
  4. time dilatations
  5. time dilation
  6. time dilations
  7. time disc
  8. time discipline
  9. time discount
  10. time discounts
  11. time discs

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