subether en · NOUN
Etymology
From sub- + ether.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A fictional medium through which faster-than-light signals are able to travel.
Her instrument panel was dead, not a single light across the con- sole on. Evidently the bdellium dish wasn't working. Either that, or the subether was still. Though the subether was never still, filled with voices from unimaginable distances.
1996, Michael Kandel, Panda Ray, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 134:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subethers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sub-ether | alternative | lexicographic |