light barrier

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light barrier

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On the grounds that special relativity predicts that no object can travel faster than light. Compare sound barrier.

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  1. uncountable The speed of light, seen as a barrier to faster-than-light travel.

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@misc{light_barrier_2026,
  title = {light barrier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/light%20barrier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}