"warp drive" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: warp drives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} warp drive (plural warp drives)
  1. (physics, science fiction) A technological device that warps spacetime to enable movement through space in a non-Newtonian manner. Hypernyms: non-Newtonian drive, reactionless drive, space drive Hyponyms: Alcubierre drive Coordinate_terms: gravitational wave, RAMAcraft, RAMADAR, hyperdrive, jump drive, jumpdrive, stardrive, starship, tunnel drive
    Sense id: en-warp_drive-en-noun-qQDDy2Sl Categories (other): Physics, Science fiction, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: literature, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, publishing, science-fiction
  2. (science fiction) An engine that allows a vessel to travel faster-than-light by manipulating spacetime to bypass Einstein's restrictive light barrier.
    Sense id: en-warp_drive-en-noun-XYHhzJs8 Categories (other): Science fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Faster-than-light travel, Interstellar travel Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Faster-than-light travel: 29 71 Disambiguation of Interstellar travel: 30 70 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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