warp drive
English
Noun
warp drive (plural warp drives)
- (physics, science fiction) a technological device that warps spacetime to enable movement through space in a non-Newtonian manner
- (science fiction) an engine that allows a vessel to travel faster-than-light by manipulating spacetime to bypass Einstein's restrictive light barrier
Antonyms
(non-Newtonian drive):
- reaction engine / reaction drive / Newtonian drive
Hypernyms
- (non-Newtonian drive): space drive, non-Newtonian drive, reactionless drive
Hyponyms
- (physics): Alcubierre drive
Coordinate terms
(FTL drive):
- hyperdrive
- tunnel drive
- jump drive / jumpdrive
See also
