warp drive

English

Noun

warp drive (plural warp drives)

(physics, science fiction) a technological device that warps spacetime to enable movement through space in a non-Newtonian manner
(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):

reaction engine / reaction drive / Newtonian drive

Hypernyms

(non-Newtonian drive): space drive, non-Newtonian drive, reactionless drive

Hyponyms

(physics): Alcubierre drive

Coordinate terms

(FTL drive):

See also

Alcubierre drive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (a proposed warp drive)

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