English Explanatory Dictionary

speed of light

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The speed of electromagnetic radiation, which in a perfect vacuum is equivalent to 299,792,458 metres per second.
  2. A very rapid speed.
  3. A rate of travel of a signal equal to one cell per generation, the fastest possible speed in the Moore and von Neumann neighborhoods.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-speed of light.wav

Word forms

speed of light speeds of light c

Synonyms

lightspeed light speed Einstein's constant Einstein barrier

Related words

mul:c subluminal tardyon luxon tachyon faster-than-c faster-than-light superluminal
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary