Word: lightcone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: light
cone
Definition: Alternative form of light cone; : In special relativity, the pattern describing the temporal evolution of a flash of light in Minkowski spacetime. This is modeled in 3-space using the two horizontal axes as spatial dimensions, while the vertical axis is time.
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Affix: lightcone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of light cone; : In special relativity, the pattern describing the temporal evolution of a flash of light in Minkowski spacetime. This is modeled in 3-space using the two horizontal axes as spatial dimensions, while the vertical axis is time.