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faster-than-light

faster-than-light adjective: faster than the speed of light in a vacuum, the theoretical speed limit for travel within the universe.

Adjective

faster-than-light (comparative form only)

  1. (comparative-only) Faster than the speed of light in a vacuum, the theoretical speed limit for travel within the universe.
    • Faster-than-light drives use element zero cores to reduce the mass of a ship, allowing higher rates of acceleration. This effectively raises the speed of light within the mass effect field, allowing high speed travel with negligible relativistic time dilation effects.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: FTL Drive Codex entry

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Words formed from faster-than-light

Phrases with faster-than-light

Questions about faster-than-light

What does faster-than-light mean?
Faster-than-light means faster than the speed of light in a vacuum, the theoretical speed limit for travel within the universe.
What part of speech is faster-than-light?
Faster-than-light is an adjective.

Words near faster-than-light in the dictionary

  1. faster-acting
  2. faster-flowing
  3. faster-growing
  4. faster-moving
  5. faster-paced
  6. faster-than-light
  7. faster-than-light particle
  8. faster-than-light particles
  9. fasters
  10. fastest
  11. fastest-acting

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