"round-trip light time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: round-trip light times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} round-trip light time (countable and uncountable, plural round-trip light times)
  1. (cosmology) The amount of time required for an electromagnetic signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft or another celestial body within the Solar System and then return. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cosmology
    Sense id: en-round-trip_light_time-en-noun-R4i24er1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, cosmology, natural-sciences

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