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Definition of Light time
1. 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"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Light Time
Literary usage of Light time
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Force and Matter: Or, Principles of the Natural Order of the Universe. With by Ludwig Büchner (1884)
"Thus in order to find a mathematical expression for the enormous distances in
space, astronomers have adopted the so-called light- time, based on the ..."
2. A painter's camp in the Highlands, and Thoughts about art by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1862)
"After working hard all day, an unbroken sleep is necessary to the success of the
morrow's labour, and the candle-light time of the night will be paid for in ..."
3. Galileo, the Tour Guide: A Summary of the Mission to Date edited by Jean H. Aichele (1997)
"Data telling the story of events happening over 900 million kilometers away took
52 minutes (the one-way light time for a radio signal to traverse the space ..."
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