time machine en · NOUN
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Etymology
Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1895 in his novel The Time Machine.
Meanings
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A hypothetical device used to travel into the past or the future.
If I had a time machine / And if life was a movie scene / I'd rewind, and I'd tell me / "Ru-u-u-u-u-u-u-un"
2014, Ingrid Michaelson, Trent Dabbs, busbee, “Time Machine”, in Lights Out, performed by Ingrid Michaelson:
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(informal) Something that appears to take a person or thing to another time, for example through nostalgia or delay.
Conrad Riker, The Last Days of Manhood Mayo Clinic research shows heavy squats spike growth hormone by 530%. That's not exercise — it's a time machine for your cells.
It's a time machine for Photoshop. It's magic. Image makers can not just combine different images, but different points in time from each image.
2017, Fine Art Photoshop: Diving Into the World of Photographic Art:
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Relateds
wayback machine · Einstein-Rosen bridge · time travel
Translations (78)
sh временска машина (device used to travel in time) · sh vremenska mašina (device used to travel in time) · fi aikakone (device used to travel in time) · la māchina temporis (device used to travel in time) · dsb casowa mašina (device used to travel in time) · cs stroj času (device used to travel in time) · ar آلَةُ زَمَن (device used to travel in time) · da tidsmaskine (device used to travel in time) · id mesin waktu (device used to travel in time) · et ajamasin (device used to travel in time) · hu időgép (device used to travel in time) · az zaman maşını (device used to travel in time) · sh vrȅmeplōv (device used to travel in time) · cmn 時間機器 /时间机器 (device used to travel in time) · my အချိန်စက် (device used to travel in time) · he מְכוֹנַת זְמַן (device used to travel in time) · ko 타임머신 (device used to travel in time) · sk stroj času (device used to travel in time) · ka დროის მანქანა (device used to travel in time) · eo tempomaŝino (device used to travel in time) · el μηχανή του χρόνου (device used to travel in time) · ug ۋاقىت ماشىنىسى (device used to travel in time) · sv tidsmaskin (device used to travel in time) · pt máquina do tempo (device used to travel in time) · bn টাইম মেশিন (device used to travel in time) · km ម៉ាស៊ីនពេលវេលា (device used to travel in time) · tr zaman makinesi (device used to travel in time) · vi cỗ máy thời gian (device used to travel in time) · es máquina del tiempo (device used to travel in time) · ky убакыт машинасы (device used to travel in time) · hsb časowa mašina (device used to travel in time) · nl tijdmachine (device used to travel in time) · ms mesin masa (device used to travel in time) · ru маши́на вре́мени (device used to travel in time) · de Zeitmaschine (device used to travel in time) · mk времеплов (device used to travel in time) · uz vaqt mashinasi (device used to travel in time) · tk wagt maşyny (device used to travel in time) · el χρονομηχανή (device used to travel in time) · lo ເຄື່ອງຍ້ອນເວລາ (device used to travel in time) · ja タイムマシン (device used to travel in time) · tg мошини вақт (device used to travel in time) · be машы́на ча́су (device used to travel in time) · lv laika mašīna (device used to travel in time) · yue 時間機器 /时间机器 (device used to travel in time) · km ម៉ាស៊ីនឆ្លងពេលវេលា (device used to travel in time) · ja タイムマシーン (device used to travel in time) · nb tidsmaskin (device used to travel in time) · fr machine à remonter le temps (device used to travel in time) · sq makinë kohe (device used to travel in time) · th เครื่องย้อนเวลา (device used to travel in time) · pl wehikuł czasu (device used to travel in time) · it macchina del tempo (device used to travel in time) · mn цаг хугацааны машин (device used to travel in time) · is tímavél (device used to travel in time) · uk маши́на ча́су (device used to travel in time) · tg мошини замон (device used to travel in time) · br ribourzerez (device used to travel in time) · cmn 時光機 /时光机 (device used to travel in time) · ur ٹائِم مَشِین (device used to travel in time) · my အချိန်ခရီးသွားစက် (device used to travel in time) · hy ժամանակի մեքենա (device used to travel in time) · mk временска машина (device used to travel in time) · sl časovni stroj (device used to travel in time) · fa-ira ماشینِ زَمان (device used to travel in time) · kk уақыт машинасы (device used to travel in time) · hi टाइम मशीन (device used to travel in time) · fr machine à explorer le temps (device used to travel in time) · fr machine à voyager dans le temps (device used to travel in time) · sk časostroj (device used to travel in time) · se áigemašiidna (device used to travel in time) · bg маши́на на вре́ме (device used to travel in time) · ga meaisín ama (device used to travel in time) · mt magna tal-ħin (device used to travel in time) · sh вре̏мепло̄в (device used to travel in time) · ro mașina timpului (device used to travel in time) · lt laiko mašina (device used to travel in time) · cy peiriant amser (device used to travel in time)