Lichtkegel

German

Etymology

Licht + Kegel

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪçtˌkeːɡl̩/
  • (file)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. light beam
    • 1913, Bernhard Kellermann, Der Tunnel, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 53:
      Eine violette Sonne kreiste wie irrsinnig hoch oben in der Luft und spie Feuer über Manhattan, die bleichen Lichtkegel von Scheinwerfern tasteten nach dem Horizont und beleuchteten kalkweiße Häuserwüsten.
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  2. (relativity) light cone

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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