subspace
/ˈsʌb.speɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any (often unspecified) method of communicating or travelling faster than light speed.
Uncountable
noun
An alternative dimension or universe, access to or use of which permits faster-than-light travel or communications; hyperspace.
Uncountable
noun
The psychological state of the submissive or bottom during sadomasochistic activity.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "“If he reconfigures the subspace relays and uploads his own code into them, he'll have access to the computers on every planet, ship, and station.” “Alarming. He could vent oxygen, crash vessels, or even detonate warp cores.” “Everyone in the quadrant's gonna die, and it's all my fault.” “Parents are not directly responsible for the actions of their children.”"
- "My problem, though, is that when he whips me, I resist going into subspace. He has to whip me for fifteen or twenty minutes before I even begin to feel any psychological effects."
- "When he was far gone into subspace, pain was enough to make him come."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Latin spatiumbor. Old French espace Anglo-Norman spacebor. Middle English space English space English subspace From sub- + space.