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elapsed time

DEFINITIONS OF: elapsed time

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n the time that elapses while some event is occurring

Types:
OWLT, one-way light time
the elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object
RTLT, round-trip light time
the elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point
Type of:
period, period of time, time period
an amount of time
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