time dilation

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Synonyms: time dilatation

Antonyms: time dilatation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|relativity}} The [[slowing]] of the [[passage of time]] experienced by [[object]]s in [[motion]] [[relative]] to an [[observer]] ([[measurable]] only at [[relativistic]] [[speed]]s), or due to being in a gravitational well.
2. {{lb|en|psychology}} The perceived change in the speed of time experienced due to psychological stress, [[hormone]]s, or drugs; the rate of [[time]] [[perception]], [[chronoception]].

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