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light barrier

noun

light barrier

noun

Etymology On the grounds that special relativity predicts that no object can travel faster than light. Compare sound barrier.

1

The speed of light, seen as a barrier to faster-than-light travel.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.