English Explanatory Dictionary

Shapiro time delay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A time delay in the round trip travel time for radar signals passing near a massive object, caused by time dilation.

Word forms

Shapiro time delay

Etymology

Named after Irwin I. Shapiro who predicted the effect in 1964.

Synonyms

Shapiro delay Shapiro effect
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