c-decay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The discredited theory that the speed of light has decreased over time, proposed by creationists in order to support the belief that the universe is a few thousand years old even though there are objects visible today that are billions of light years away (whereas a constant speed of light would indicate that the universe is billions of years old and so contradict this belief).

Word forms

c-decay

Etymology

From c (“the symbol used in physics for the speed of light”) + decay.

Related words

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