| 单词 | speed of light |
| 释义 | speed of light Symbol c. The speed at which electromagnetic radiation travels. The speed of light in a vacuum is 2.997 924 58 × 108 m s-1. When light passes through any material medium its speed is reduced (see refractive index). The speed of light in a vacuum is the highest speed attainable in the universe (see relativity; Cerenkov radiation). It is a universal constant and is independent of the speed of the observer. Since October 1983 it has formed the basis of the definition of the metre |
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