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ansibles

ansibles is the plural of ansible.

Meaning of ansible

Noun

ansible (plural ansibles)

  1. A hypothetical device that enables users to communicate instantaneously across great distances; that is, a faster-than-light communication device.
    • “You remember the ansible, the machine I showed you in the ship, which can speak instantly to other worlds, with no loss of years– […] ”
    • “An ansible would theoretically be powered by subatomic particles that have undergone quantum entanglement, which utilizes Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance', allowing the alteration of one particle to instantaneously alter the state of its paired particle. […] ”1966, Ursula K. Le Guin, Rocannon's World, reprinted in Worlds of Exile and Illusion, Macmillan (1996), page 25

Questions about ansibles

What is ansibles the plural of?
Ansibles is the plural of ansible.

Words near ansibles in the dictionary

  1. Anshun
  2. Anshur
  3. ANSI
  4. ANSI art
  5. ansible
  6. ansibles
  7. Ansichow
  8. ansiform
  9. anslaight
  10. anslaights
  11. Anslee

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