An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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فرهنگ ریشه‌شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک



light cone
  مخروط ِ نور  
maxrut-e nur (#)
Fr.: cône de lumière  

The set of all directions in which a light signal can travel toward an event (past light cone) or from an event (future light cone).

See also:light; → cone.