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time dilation
noun[ U ]
physics specializeduk /ˈtaɪm daɪˌleɪ.ʃən/ us /ˈtaɪm daɪˌleɪ.ʃən/
the theory in physics that the time between two events seems to be longer if you are moving through space than if you are at rest: （物理）时间膨胀
We don't observe time dilation at ordinary speeds.在普通速度下，我们观测不到时间膨胀。
Time dilation will cause astronauts travelling near the speed of light to age more slowly than their families on Earth.
Time dilation is a consequence of the special theory of relativity that Einstein published in 1905.
Clocks on GPS satellites will fall behind those on Earth due to time dilation.
Because of time dilation, they returned from a six-month journey to find that fifty years had passed on Earth.
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