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Tipler cylinder

Tipler cylinder noun: a hypothetical massive, infinitely long cylinder spinning along its longitudinal axis, enabling time travel.

Noun

Tipler cylinder (plural Tipler cylinders)

  1. A hypothetical massive, infinitely long cylinder spinning along its longitudinal axis, enabling time travel.

Synonyms of Tipler cylinder

Forms of Tipler cylinder

pluralTipler cylinders

Origin of Tipler cylinder

Named after the American physicist Frank J. Tipler, who recognized the possibility of such a device in 1974.

Questions about Tipler cylinder

What does Tipler cylinder mean?
Tipler cylinder means a hypothetical massive, infinitely long cylinder spinning along its longitudinal axis, enabling time travel.
What part of speech is Tipler cylinder?
Tipler cylinder is a noun.
What is the plural of Tipler cylinder?
The plural of Tipler cylinder is Tipler cylinders.

Words near Tipler cylinder in the dictionary

  1. tipitiwitchet
  2. tipitiwitchets
  3. Tiplady
  4. tiple
  5. Tipler
  6. Tipler cylinder
  7. Tipler cylinders
  8. Tipler machine
  9. Tipler machines
  10. Tipler time machine
  11. Tipler time machines

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