Spacelike

Pronunciation: /ˈspeɪsˈɫaɪk/

Spacelike (adj)

  1. In physics, describing an interval that behaves like movement through space rather than time, in a way used in relativity.
  2. Describing a situation where two events cannot be connected by a cause-and-effect link through time alone, in relativity.

Spacelike (adjective)

Examples

  • The signal travels in a spacelike direction.
  • In the diagram, the line is spacelike.