Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

translumic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trans-lu-mic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Near the speed of light; having a speed near that of light.

Example Sentences

"Ranald Porteous, chief test pilot of Auster Aircraft, Ltd. […] in his company’s house journal[:] “[…] A further difficulty, due to the Soviet veto on discussions dealing with the Interplanetary Date Line, is that pilots carrying out tests at translumic speeds have often found themselves back at their base before they have started.”"
"A thought provoking book, even if it seems a little premature to trouble about translumic speeds and the need to avoid collisions with self-illuminating stars and dark objects in stellar space."
"The avoidance of collisions by manned vehicles moving at these 'translumic' speeds presents a formidable problem."

Etymology

From trans- + lumic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: trans

Frequently Paired Words

subluminal superluminal

Questions

What does translumic mean?: Near the speed of light; having a speed near that of light.
Where does translumic come from?: From trans- + lumic.

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