guāng

technical
noun

Meaning of 光速

光速 means the speed at which light propagates; speed of light. Pronounced guāng sù.

  • the speed at which light propagates; speed of light

Definitions & Examples

Gēn
Ài
yīn
tǎn
de
lùn
 
guāng
shì
zhòu
zhōng
rèn
zhì
xìn
chuán
de
xiàn
 

According to Einstein's theory, the speed of light is the ultimate speed limit for any matter or information in the universe.

xué
jiā
zhèng
zài
yán
jiū
jiāng
háng
tiān
de
shēng
dào
jiē
jìn
guāng
 

Scientists are researching how to increase spacecraft speed to near the speed of light.

Zhè
ge
suàn
lài
ge
jiǎ
shè
 
zhēn
kōng
zhōng
de
guāng
shì
héng
dìng
biàn
de
 

This calculation relies on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is constant.