superluminal
adjEtymology From super- + luminal.
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Astronomy, Fantasy, Fiction, Literature, Media, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics, Publishing Faster than light; having a speed greater than light.
- The first thing to understand about superluminal expansion is that it isn't visible to the unaided eye. The objects that appear to be moving faster than light are emitting radio waves, not visible light.1984, Edward Edelson, “Faster than light?”, in Popular Science, retrieved 20 Nov 2013, page 70:
- Synonyms
- FTL, superlumic, hyperlight, supercausal
- Antonyms
- STL, subluminal, sublumic, sublight
- Derived terms
- superluminal communication, superluminality, superluminally, superluminal motion, superluminal particle, superluminal radio source
- Related terms
- luminal, subluminal, superluminous, supersonic