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Retarded time

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004815

The time at which an electromagnetic event occurred at a source, as observed at a later time at a distant point. This concept accounts for the finite speed of light, meaning that the observed event is always a delayed version of the actual event. It is calculated by subtracting the travel time of the signal from the observation time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004815
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Retardierungszeit; Spanish: tiempo retardado; French: temps retardé
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004815",
  "term": "Retarded time",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The time at which an electromagnetic event occurred at a source, as observed at a later time at a distant point. This concept accounts for the finite speed of light, meaning that the observed event is always a delayed version of the actual event. It is calculated by subtracting the travel time of the signal from the observation time.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Retardierungszeit",
    "es": "tiempo retardado",
    "fr": "temps retardé"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/retarded-time/"
}

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