"time dilation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time dilations [plural]
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  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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Relativity, Gravity, Time Translations (slowing of the passage of time at relativistic speeds): dilatació del temps [feminine] (Catalan), tidsforlængelse [common-gender] (Danish), aikadilataatio (Finnish), dilatation du temps [feminine] (French), Zeitdilatation [feminine] (German), काल वृद्धि (kāl vŕddhi) (Hindi), iarmhairt amleata [feminine] (Irish), 浦島効果 (Urashima kōka) (Japanese), 時間の遅れ (jikan no okure) (Japanese), 시간 팽창 (alt: 時間 膨脹) (Korean), dylatacja czasu [feminine] (Polish), dilatación del tiempo [feminine] (Spanish), tidsdilatation (Swedish), уповільнення часу (upovilʹnennja času) [neuter] (Ukrainian), thời gian giãn nở (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-time_dilation-en-noun-0k5JKJnl Disambiguation of Gravity: 50 50 Disambiguation of Time: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'slowing of the passage of time at relativistic speeds': 85 15
  2. (psychology) The perceived change in the speed of time experienced due to psychological stress, hormones, or drugs; the rate of time perception. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology, Gravity, Time
    Sense id: en-time_dilation-en-noun-rYlx1fsW Disambiguation of Gravity: 50 50 Disambiguation of Time: 50 50 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: time dilatation [rare] Related terms: kappa effect, Lorentz factor, slowing-down time, special relativity

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