"hyperdrive" meaning in All languages combined

See hyperdrive on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-hyperdrive.wav [US] Forms: hyperdrives [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Middle English driven English drive English hyperdrive From hyper- + drive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|hyper-|drive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Middle English driven English drive English hyperdrive [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*úp", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-er", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-r", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upér", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*hupér", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ῠ̔πέρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ῠ̔περ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "hyper-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "driven", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "drive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "hyperdrive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="hyperdrive"> From hyper- + drive., {{ety|en|:af|hyper-|drive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Middle English driven English drive English hyperdrive From hyper- + drive. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hyperdrive (plural hyperdrives)
  1. (science fiction) A spaceship engine that allows faster-than-light travel by entering hyperspace. Translations (science fiction): hipernapęd [inanimate, masculine] (Polish)
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  2. A state of accelerated action.
    Sense id: en-hyperdrive-en-noun-6BpAPgn8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: jump drive, warp drive

Inflected forms

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