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subspaces

subspaces is the plural of subspace.

Meaning of subspace

Noun (1)

subspace (countable and uncountable, plural subspaces)

  1. (countable) A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.
  2. (uncountable) Any (often unspecified) method of communicating or travelling faster than light speed.
    • “If he reconfigures the subspace relays and uploads his own code into them, he'll have access to the computers on every planet, ship, and station.” “Alarming. He could vent oxygen, crash vessels, or even detonate warp cores.” “Everyone in the quadrant's gonna die, and it's all my fault.” “Parents...2023 October 12, Edgar Momplaisir, “A Few Badgeys More” (16:39 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 4, episode 7, spoken by Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome)
  3. (uncountable) An alternative dimension or universe, access to or use of which permits faster-than-light travel or communications; hyperspace.

Noun (2)

subspace (countable and uncountable, plural subspaces)

  1. The psychological state of the submissive or bottom during sadomasochistic activity.
    • My problem, though, is that when he whips me, I resist going into subspace. He has to whip me for fifteen or twenty minutes before I even begin to feel any psychological effects.2000, Gloria G Brame, Come hither: a commonsense guide to kinky sex
    Synonyms:
    bottomspace

Phrases with subspaces

Questions about subspaces

What is subspaces the plural of?
Subspaces is the plural of subspace.

Words near subspaces in the dictionary

  1. subsorts
  2. subsp
  3. subspace
  4. subspace topologies
  5. subspace topology
  6. subspaces
  7. subspan
  8. subspathulate
  9. subspatial
  10. subspatulate
  11. subspecialisation

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