HyperDic: round-trip_light_time

English > 1 sense of the expression round-trip light time:
NOUNtimeround-trip light time, RTLTthe elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point
English > round-trip light time: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningThe elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point.
SynonymRTLT
Broaderelapsed timeThe time that elapses while some event is occurring

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