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Meaning of time dilation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The slowing of the passage of time experienced by objects in motion relative to an observer (measurable only at relativistic speeds), or due to being in a gravitational well.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The perceived change in the speed of time experienced due to psychological stress, hormones, or drugs; the rate of time perception, chronoception.
    countable, uncountable

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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