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superluminal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-lu-mi-nal
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Faster than light; having a speed greater than light.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Latin lumina English -al English luminal English superluminal From super- + luminal.

Derived Forms

superluminality superluminally

Phrases

superluminal communication superluminal motion superluminal particle superluminal radio source

Frequently Paired Words

luminal subluminal transluminal superluminous supersonic

Synonyms

FTL hyperlight supercausal superlumic

Antonyms

STL sublight subluminal sublumic

Questions

What does superluminal mean?
Faster than light; having a speed greater than light.
Where does superluminal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Latin lumina English -al English luminal English superluminal From super- + luminal.

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