"warp drive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: warp drives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} warp drive (plural warp drives)
  1. (physics, science fiction) A technological device that warps spacetime to enable movement through space in a non-Newtonian manner. Categories (topical): Physics, Science fiction, Faster-than-light travel Hypernyms: non-Newtonian drive, reactionless drive, space drive Hyponyms: Alcubierre drive Coordinate_terms: gravitational wave, RAMAcraft, RAMADAR, hyperdrive, jump drive, jumpdrive, stardrive, starship, tunnel drive
    Sense id: en-warp_drive-en-noun-qQDDy2Sl Disambiguation of Faster-than-light travel: 56 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, Interstellar travel Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 54 46 Disambiguation of Interstellar travel: 64 36 Topics: literature, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, publishing, science-fiction
  2. (science fiction) An engine that allows a vessel to travel faster-than-light by manipulating spacetime to bypass Einstein's restrictive light barrier. Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-warp_drive-en-noun-XYHhzJs8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 54 46 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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