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Shapiro time delay
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Etymology
Named after Irwin I. Shapiro who predicted the effect in 1964.
Noun
- (relativity) A time delay in the round trip travel time for radar signals passing near a massive object, caused by time dilation.
- Synonyms: Shapiro delay, Shapiro effect
Further reading
Shapiro time delay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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