Symmetry of the Lorentz boost: the relativity of colocality and Lorentz time contraction

Since the Lorentz boost is symmetric under exchange of x and ct, special relativistic phenomena will also manifest this symmetry. Firstly, simultaneity becomes paired with 'colocality' ('at the same place'), and the 'Relativity of Colocality' becomes the dual to the well-known 'Relativity of Simultaneity'. Further, Lorentz time contraction arises from reversal of the observation conditions pertaining to time dilation, expressible figuratively as 'Moving clocks run slow, but moving time runs fast'. Symmetry also dictates that the most fundamental observational modes are: (1) the simultaneous observation of length, a process involving both the relativity of simultaneity and length contraction; and (2) the colocal measurement of duration, involving both the relativity of colocality and time contraction. Only the first of these modes is well known. The adoption of this symmetrical lexicon provides a necessary logical basis for interpretational studies of observation and measurement in special relativity.