"Terrell rotation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Terrell rotations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Relativity
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