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Alcubierre drive

Alcubierre drive noun: a hypothetical means of faster-than-light propulsion, based on the controlled contraction and expansion of surrounding space.

Noun

Alcubierre drive (plural Alcubierre drives)

  1. A hypothetical means of faster-than-light propulsion, based on the controlled contraction and expansion of surrounding space.

Forms of Alcubierre drive

pluralAlcubierre drives

Origin of Alcubierre drive

Named after theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre.

Questions about Alcubierre drive

What does Alcubierre drive mean?
Alcubierre drive means a hypothetical means of faster-than-light propulsion, based on the controlled contraction and expansion of surrounding space.
What part of speech is Alcubierre drive?
Alcubierre drive is a noun.
What is the plural of Alcubierre drive?
The plural of Alcubierre drive is Alcubierre drives.

Words near Alcubierre drive in the dictionary

  1. alcoömeter
  2. alcoömeters
  3. alcrete
  4. ALCS
  5. Alcubierre
  6. Alcubierre drive
  7. Alcubierre drives
  8. Alcubierre metric
  9. Alcubierre metrics
  10. Alcuin
  11. alcuronium

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