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light-speed

UK/'laɪt-spiːd/US

Definitions

n.

The speed at which light travels in a vacuum (about 300,000 km/s)

光速

Root Breakdown

Native English
lightlight, brightness; not heavy
+
speedroot
=light-speed

light + speed = the speed of light.

Root light still carries 58 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.light-speed communication光速通信
  • 2.approach light-speed接近光速

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Nothing with mass can travel at light-speed.

  • 2.

    The starship jumped to light-speed and vanished.

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