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Noun: speed of light
  1. The speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
    "Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light";
    - light speed, c

Type of: constant, speed, velocity

Encyclopedia: Speed of light