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warp bubble

warp bubble noun: a detached region of spacetime which is theoretically capable of moving faster than the speed of light.

Noun

warp bubble (plural warp bubbles)

  1. A detached region of spacetime which is theoretically capable of moving faster than the speed of light.

Forms of warp bubble

pluralwarp bubbles

Origin of warp bubble

Coined in 1994 by Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre.

Questions about warp bubble

What does warp bubble mean?
Warp bubble means a detached region of spacetime which is theoretically capable of moving faster than the speed of light.
What part of speech is warp bubble?
Warp bubble is a noun.
What is the plural of warp bubble?
The plural of warp bubble is warp bubbles.

Words near warp bubble in the dictionary

  1. warp
  2. warp and weft
  3. warp and woof
  4. warp beam
  5. warp beams
  6. warp bubble
  7. warp bubbles
  8. warp drive
  9. warp drives
  10. warp end
  11. warp ends

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