"hyperdrive" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-hyperdrive.wav [US] Forms: hyperdrives [plural]
Etymology: hyper- + drive Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|drive}} hyper- + drive Head templates: {{en-noun}} hyperdrive (plural hyperdrives)
  1. (science fiction) A spaceship engine that allows faster-than-light travel by entering hyperspace. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Faster-than-light travel
    Sense id: en-hyperdrive-en-noun-d-liYsKH Disambiguation of Faster-than-light travel: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper-, Interstellar travel Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 84 16 Disambiguation of Interstellar travel: 90 10 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  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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