Definitions For Superluminal

Adjective

(astronomy, physics, fiction, fantasy) faster-than-light, faster than light; having a speed greater than light.

Synonyms

FTL, superlumic, hyperlight supercausal (faster than the speed of causality)

Antonyms

STL, subluminal, sublumic, sublight

Derived terms

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Related terms

luminal subluminal

Translations

German: superluminar, überlichtschnell Greek: υπερφωτοταχικός, m, υπερφωτοταχική, f, υπερφωτοταχικό, n, (unpreferred translation due to hyperphoton, hyperphotonic: υπερφωτονικός, m, υπερφωτονική, f, υπερφωτονικό, n) Icelandic: ljósfrár, m, yfir ljóshraða Russian: сверхсветовой Serbo-Croatian: nadsvjetlosni

See also

superluminous supersonic

Etymology

super + luminal