"世界線" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [se̞ka̠isẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 世界線 [canonical] (ruby: (), (かい), (せん)), sekaisen [romanization]
Etymology: 世界 + 線 Etymology templates: {{com|ja|世界|線}} 世界 + 線 Head templates: {{ja-noun|せかいせん}} 世(せ)界(かい)線(せん) • (sekaisen)
  1. (physics) world line
    Sense id: en-世界線-ja-noun-qR6Z3uXa Categories (other): Physics, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 3 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 13 57 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 13 60 3 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 81 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 85 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 3 kanji: 74 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 84 16 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (fiction) timeline Synonyms: タイムライン
    Sense id: en-世界線-ja-noun-lNGSs6Mm Categories (other): Fiction Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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