superluminal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Faster than light; having a speed greater than light.
The first thing to understand about superluminal expansion is that it isn't visible to the unaided eye. The objects that appear to be moving faster than light are emitting radio waves, not visible light.
1984, Edward Edelson, “Faster than light?”, in Popular Science, retrieved 20 Nov 2013, page 70:
Antonyms
sublight · sublumic · subluminal · STL
Deriveds
superluminal particle · superluminally · superluminal motion · superluminality · superluminal communication · superluminal radio source
Relateds
subluminal · supersonic · transluminal · luminal · superluminous
Synonyms
FTL · hyperlight · superlumic · supercausal
Translations (9)
sh nadsvjetlosni (having a speed greater than light) · el υπερφωτοταχικός (having a speed greater than light) · es superlumínico (having a speed greater than light) · de überlichtschnell (having a speed greater than light) · is ljósfrár (having a speed greater than light) · ru сверхсветовой (having a speed greater than light) · de superluminar (having a speed greater than light) · is yfir ljóshraða (having a speed greater than light) · pl nadświetlny (having a speed greater than light)