"LWSS" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: LWSSs [plural], LWSSes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} LWSS (plural LWSSs or LWSSes)
  1. (cellular automata) Initialism of lightweight spaceship. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: lightweight spaceship Categories (topical): Cellular automata

Inflected forms

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