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

Newtonian drive
reaction drive
reaction engine

Hypernyms

non-Newtonian drive

non-Newtonian drive
reactionless drive
space drive

Hyponyms

physics

Alcubierre drive

Coordinate terms

physics

FTL drive

See also

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

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