timelike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English timelike From time + -like.
Meanings
- Of a four-vector in representing a point in spacetime, having a positive or negative four-vector norm for the metric signature (+, -, -, -) and (-, +, +, +) respectively.
- (of the interval between two events in spacetime) Having overlapping light cones, so that information can pass from one to the other, and one can be envisaged as a cause of the other.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most timelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more timelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| time-like | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
timelike vector field · timelikeness · timelike path · timelike congruence · timelike component · closed timelike curve · future directed timelike vector · past directed timelike vector
Relateds
Translations (2)
de zeitartig (mathematics, physics: of a four-vector) · de zeitartig (physics: of the interval between two events in spacetime)