English Explanatory Dictionary

warp bubble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A detached region of spacetime which is theoretically capable of moving faster than the speed of light.

Word forms

warp bubble warp bubbles

Etymology

Coined in 1994 by Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre.

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