velocity of light

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• velocity of light — šviesos greitis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Elektromagnetinių bangų sklidimo laisvoje erdvėje (vakuume) greitis. Tai fizikinė konstanta: c = 299 792 458 m/s. atitikmenys: angl. speed of light; velocity of light vok …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

• velocity of light — šviesos greitis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. speed of light; velocity of light vok. Lichtgeschwindigkeit, f rus. скорость света, f pranc. vitesse de la lumière, f; vitesse de propagation de la lumière, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• velocity of light — speed of light …   English contemporary dictionary

• velocity of light — noun a universal constant defining the rate of propagation of any electromagnetic radiation in vacuo, equal to 2.998 × 108 metres per second. Symbol: c …  

• velocity of light — a fundamental constant that represents the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a vacuum and equals approximately 2.9979 × 1010 centimeters per second …   Useful english dictionary

• Velocity — Ve*loc i*ty, n.; pl. {Velocities}. [L. velocitas, from velox, ocis, swift, quick; perhaps akin to v?lare to fly (see {Volatile}): cf. F. v[ e]locit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• velocity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high ▪ low ▪ constant, uniform ▪ average, mean ▪ initial …   Collocations dictionary

• velocity — ve|lo|ci|ty [vıˈlɔsıti US ˈla: ] n plural velocities [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: vélocité, from Latin velocitas, from velox fast ] 1.) [U and C] technical the speed of something that is moving in a particular direction ▪ the velocity of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• velocity — [[t]vɪlɒ̱sɪti[/t]] velocities N VAR Velocity is the speed at which something moves in a particular direction. [TECHNICAL] ...the velocity of light. ...the velocities at which the stars orbit. ...high velocity rifles …   English dictionary

• velocity — noun 1 (C, U) technical the speed at which something moves in a particular direction: the velocity of light | a high velocity bullet 2 (U) formal a high speed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Light-time correction — is a displacement in the apparent position of a celestial object from its true position (or geometric position ) caused by the object s motion during the time it takes its light to reach an observer.Light time correction occurs in principle… …   Wikipedia