superluminal
superluminal adjective: faster than light; having a speed greater than light.
Adjective
superluminal (not comparable)
- Faster than light; having a speed greater than light.
- The first thing to understand about superluminal expansion is that it isn't visible to the unaided eye. The objects that appear to be moving faster than light are emitting radio waves, not visible light.1984, Edward Edelson, “Faster than light?”, in Popular Science, retrieved 20 Nov 2013, page 70
- Synonyms:
- FTL, hyperlight, supercausal, superlumic
- Antonyms:
- STL, sublight, subluminal, sublumic
superluminal meaning in Bengali
superluminal in Bengali
- আলোর চেয়ে দ্রুত
Synonyms of superluminal
Antonyms
Origin of superluminal
From super- + luminal.
Words formed from superluminal
- superluminal communication
- superluminality
- superluminally
- superluminal motion
- superluminal particle
- superluminal radio source
Phrases with superluminal
Questions about superluminal
- What does superluminal mean?
- Superluminal means faster than light; having a speed greater than light.
- What is superluminal in Bengali?
- Superluminal in Bengali is আলোর চেয়ে দ্রুত. See Superluminal meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is superluminal?
- Superluminal is an adjective.
Words near superluminal in the dictionary
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