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Light time   /laɪt taɪm/   Listen
Light time

noun
1.
Distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves).



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one-way light time
round-trip light time


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"Light time" Quotes from Famous Books



... Toffy, 'you don't mean to let Purvis-Smith get a very light time of it when you do ...
— Peter and Jane - or The Missing Heir • S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan
... military genius of Alexander was seen in the siege of the few towns which did resist, like Tyre and Gaza; in his rapid marches; in the combination of his forces; in the system, foresight, and sagacity he displayed, conquering at the light time, marching upon the right place, husbanding his energies, wasting no time in expeditions which did not bear on the main issue, and concentrating his men on points which were vital and important. Philip, if he had lived, might have conquered the Persian ...
— Ancient States and Empires • John Lord


Words linked to "Light time" :   distance, round-trip light time, length, one-way light time


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