light time
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'light' comes from Middle English 'light', from Old English 'lēoht', from Proto-Germanic 'leuhtaz'. The word 'time' comes from Old English 'tīma', from Proto-Germanic 'tīmô'.
مثال
- The light time from the Sun to Earth is approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
- Astronomers use the concept of light time to calculate distances in space.
- The light time from a distant star can be used to determine its distance from Earth.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves) “the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes”