spacedrive
nounEtymology From space + drive.
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Aerospace, Astronautics, Business, Engineering, Literature, Media, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Publishing, Science fiction A non-Newtonian propulsion system (a drive that propels while violating the Newtonian law requiring an equal and opposite reaction to an action); a reactionless drive (a drive which does not use propellant).
- Synonyms
- reactionless drive, non-Newtonian drive
- Antonyms
- reaction drive, reaction engine, Newtonian drive
- Hypernyms
- non-Newtonian drive, impossible drive
- Hyponyms
- FTL drive, hyperdrive, jump drive, warp drive
- Coordinate terms
- stardrive