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warp drive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
warp -drive
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technological device that warps spacetime to enable movement through space in a non-Newtonian manner.

noun

An engine that allows a vessel to travel faster than light by manipulating spacetime to bypass Einstein's restrictive light barrier.

Inflected Forms

warp drives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gravitational wave RAMAcraft RAMADAR hyperdrive jump drive jumpdrive stardrive starship

Antonyms

Newtonian drive reaction drive reaction engine

Questions

What does warp drive mean?
A technological device that warps spacetime to enable movement through space in a non-Newtonian manner.

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