worldline
Physics.
(in relativity) the path of a particle in space-time.
Words nearby worldline
world-shaker, world-shaking, world-view, world-weary, worldbeater, worldline, worldling, worldly, worldly-minded, worldly-wise, worldwide
Origin of worldline
First recorded in 1915–20
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Examples from the Web for world-line
The time dimension and the world-line, he said sharply, excited in spite of himself.
Revolving in the time dimension means telescoping in the world-line.
British Dictionary definitions for world-line
world-line
noun
physics a line on a space–time path that shows the path of a body
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