"Cordership" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Corderships [plural]
Etymology: Named after Charles Corderman, who discovered the switch engine in 1971, with ship. Etymology templates: {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{lang|en|Charles Corderman}} Charles Corderman, {{named-after|en|Charles Corderman}} Named after Charles Corderman Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cordership (plural Corderships)
  1. (cellular automata) A class of engineered spaceships in Conway's Game of Life based on the switch engine that move at a speed of c/12 diagonally.
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