warp drive

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English

Noun

warp drive (plural warp drives)

  1. (physics, science fiction) A technological device that warps spacetime to enable movement through space in a non-Newtonian manner.
  2. (science fiction) An engine that allows a vessel to travel faster-than-light by manipulating spacetime to bypass Einstein's restrictive light barrier.

Antonyms

non-Newtonian drive

Hypernyms

non-Newtonian drive

Hyponyms

physics

Coordinate terms

physics
FTL drive

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