"time dilation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time dilations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} time dilation (countable and uncountable, plural time dilations)
  1. (physics) The slowing of the passage of time experienced by objects in motion relative to an observer; measurable only at relativistic speeds. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics, Relativity, 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), 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-vOwR~IQq Disambiguation of Relativity: 81 19 Disambiguation of Time: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 80 20 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'slowing of the passage of time at relativistic speeds': 87 13
  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, Time
    Sense id: en-time_dilation-en-noun-rYlx1fsW Disambiguation of Time: 51 49 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: time dilatation [rare] Related terms: kappa effect, Lorentz factor, special relativity

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