spacelike

See also: space-like

English

Alternative forms

• space-like

Etymology

From space +‎ -like. Compare spacely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspeɪslaɪk/

Adjective

spacelike (not comparable)

1. having the properties of space
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
3. (mathematics, of a four-vector) having a space component of greater magnitude than its time component multiplied by the speed of light

Translations

having the properties of space

• German: raumartig
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

physics, of the interval between two events in spacetime

• German: raumartig
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

mathematics, of a four-vector

• German: raumartig
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

See also

• lightlike
• timelike

Anagrams

• peace silk, sea pickle