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Shapiro time delay
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English
Etymology
Named after Irwin I. Shapiro who predicted the effect in 1964.
Noun
? Shapiro time delay
en relativity A time delay in the round trip travel time for radar signals passing near a massive object, caused by time dilation.
en Shapiro delay Shapiro effect
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