"spacelike" meaning in English

See spacelike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈspeɪslaɪk/
Etymology: From space + -like. Compare spacely. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|space|like}} space + -like, {{m|en|spacely}} spacely Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} spacelike (not comparable)
  1. having the properties of space Tags: not-comparable Translations (having the properties of space): raumartig (German)
    Sense id: en-spacelike-en-adj-yk5Q75qp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of 'having the properties of space': 90 2 9
  2. (physics, of the interval between two events in spacetime) lying outside each other's light cone, so that no information can pass from one to the other Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Physics, Relativity Translations (physics, of the interval between two events in spacetime): raumartig (German)
    Sense id: en-spacelike-en-adj-rx97gYmR Disambiguation of Relativity: 7 46 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 30 34 36 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'physics, of the interval between two events in spacetime': 8 55 37
  3. (mathematics, of a four-vector) having a space component of greater magnitude than its time component multiplied by the speed of light Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics, Relativity Translations (mathematics, of a four-vector): raumartig (German)
    Sense id: en-spacelike-en-adj-4kE~2rHe Disambiguation of Relativity: 7 46 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -like Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 32 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 30 34 36 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics, of a four-vector': 16 20 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: space-like Related terms: lightlike, timelike

Alternative forms

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