Zeitdilatation
German, noun[ˈt͡saɪ̯tdilataˌt͡si̯oːn]
Zeitdilatation is spelled Z-E-I-T-D-I-L-A-T-A-T-I-O-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zeitdilatation is a German feminine noun meaning “time dilation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “physikalisches Phänomen, wonach Vorgänge in einem bewegten System langsamer ablaufen als in einem ruhenden…”.
What does Zeitdilatation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetime dilation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. physikalisches Phänomen, wonach Vorgänge in einem bewegten System langsamer ablaufen als in einem ruhenden System
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zeitdilatation
- Zeitdilatationen plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zeitdilatation?
- [ˈt͡saɪ̯tdilataˌt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zeitdilatation in German?
Zeitdilatation appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).