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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdilatación del tiempo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dilataˈsjon del ˈtjempo
"La dilatación del tiempo es un concepto clave en la física moderna."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The difference in the elapsed time measured by two observers, due to a relative velocity between them or to a difference in gravitational potential.
"According to special relativity, time dilation causes astronauts travelling near the speed of light to age more slowly than people on Earth." - 2
A perceived slowing or stretching of time relative to actual clock time, often experienced in high-stress situations or psychological states.
"During the sudden accident, he experienced profound time dilation where every second felt like a minute."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English words 'time' (from Old English 'tīma') and 'dilation' (from Latin 'dilatio', meaning delay or extension, originating from 'dilatare'). The term was established in early 20th-century physics following Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity, which described how time passes at different rates for observers in relative motion or different gravitational fields.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Time dilation" is said worldwide
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dilatation du temps
Transliteration: dilatasyɔ̃ dy tɑ̃
"La dilatation du temps est un effet prédit par la théorie de la relativité."
Zeitdilatation
Transliteration: ˈtsaɪtdilataˌt͡si̯oːn
"Die Zeitdilatation wird bei extrem hohen Geschwindigkeiten spürbar."
dilatazione del tempo
Transliteration: dilatatsjoːne del tɛmpo
"La dilatazione del tempo è confermata dagli esperimenti con gli orologi atomici."
dilatación del tiempo
Transliteration: dilataˈsjon del ˈtjempo
"La dilatación del tiempo es un concepto clave en la física moderna."
dilatação do tempo
Transliteration: dilataˈsɐ̃w du ˈtẽpu
"A dilatação do tempo afeta os satélites de GPS em órbita."
समय विस्तार
Transliteration: samay vistaar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सापेक्षता के सिद्धांत के अनुसार समय विस्तार वास्तव में होता है।"
时间膨胀
Transliteration: shíjiān péngzhàng
Script: 中文汉字
"时间膨胀是爱因斯坦相对论的一个重要预言。"
시간 지연
Transliteration: sigan jiyeon
Script: 한국어 한글
"고속으로 이동할 때 시간 지연 현상이 발생합니다."
時間の遅れ
Transliteration: jikan no okure
Script: 日本語
"重力が強い場所では時間の遅れが生じます。"
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