faster-than-light

English

Adjective

faster-than-light (comparative form only)

1. Faster than the speed of light in a vacuum, the theoretical speed limit for travel within the universe.

Usage notes

• This is the form used before a noun. After a noun, the form used is faster than light:

  The laws of physics forbid faster-than-light travel.

  Tachyons travel at speeds faster than light.

Synonyms

• superlumic
• superluminal
• FTL

Derived terms

• FTL

Translations

faster than light is

• Catalan: superlumínic
• French: supraluminique (fr) m or f
• German: überlichtschnell
• Icelandic: ljósfrár m, yfir ljóshraða
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• Japanese: 超光速 (chōkōsoku)
• Polish: ponadświetlny m, nadświetlny (pl) m
• Romanian: superluminic