time dilation
noun1
The slowing of the passage of time experienced by objects in motion relative to an observer (measurable only at relativistic speeds), or due to being in a gravitational well.
2
Human sciences, Psychology, Sciences The perceived change in the speed of time experienced due to psychological stress, hormones, or drugs; the rate of time perception, chronoception.
- Related terms
- kappa effect, Lorentz factor, slowing-down time, special relativity