"subluminal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more subluminal [comparative], most subluminal [superlative]
Etymology: From sub- + luminal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|luminal}} sub- + luminal Head templates: {{en-adj}} subluminal (comparative more subluminal, superlative most subluminal)
  1. slower than light; having a speed less than light. Categories (topical): Relativity Synonyms: sublumic Synonyms (periphrastic): causally reachable [physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] Related terms: superluminal, transluminal, luminal, FTL, subsonic Translations (Translations): υποφωτοταχικός (ypofototachikós) [masculine] (Greek), υποφωτοταχική (ypofototachikí) [feminine] (Greek), υποφωτοταχικό (ypofototachikó) [neuter] (Greek), subluminale [feminine, masculine] (Italian)
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