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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sub-light en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English light English sub-light From sub- + light.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) At less than the speed of light.
    • "We are about to test sub-light engine disengage." 2017, A.K. Brown, Humans on the Menu (Champagne Universe Series: Book 2), page 36:

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