absolute time

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut taɪm/, /ˌæb.səˈljut taɪm/

Noun

absolute time (uncountable)

1. (physics) The Newtonian concept of an unchanging and unchangeable reference system of time (and spatial) coordinates that is the same for all observers.

   Synonyms: absolute space-time, Newtonian time

Translations

unchangeable time

Catalan: temps absolut m Dutch: absolute tijd m Esperanto: absoluta tempo French: temps absolu m German: absolute Zeit f Italian: tempo assoluto m Latin: tempus absolūtum n Portuguese: tempo absoluto m Romanian: timp absolut n Spanish: tiempo absoluto m

See also

• equivalence principle