"faster-than-light" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|+}} faster-than-light (comparative form only)
  1. (physics) Faster than the speed of light in a vacuum, the theoretical speed limit for travel within the universe. Tags: comparative-only Categories (topical): Faster-than-light travel, Physics, Travel Synonyms: superlumic, superluminal, FTL Derived forms: FTL Translations (faster than light is): superlumínic (Catalan), supraluminique [feminine, masculine] (French), superluminar (German), überlichtschnell (German), ljósfrár [masculine] (Icelandic), yfir ljóshraða (Icelandic), 超光速 (chōkōsoku) (Japanese), ponadświetlny [masculine] (Polish), nadświetlny [masculine] (Polish), superluminic (Romanian)

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