Translumic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Near the speed of light; having a speed near that of light. not-comparable, rare

    "Ranald Porteous, chief test pilot of Auster Aircraft, Ltd. […] in his company’s house journal[:] “[…] A further difficulty, due to the Soviet veto on discussions dealing with the Interplanetary Date Line, is that pilots carrying out tests at translumic speeds have often found themselves back at their base before they have started.”"

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"Ranald Porteous, chief test pilot of Auster Aircraft, Ltd. […] in his company’s house journal[:] “[…] A further difficulty, due to the Soviet veto on discussions dealing with the Interplanetary Date Line, is that pilots carrying out tests at translumic speeds have often found themselves back at their base before they have started.”"

Etymology

From trans- + lumic.

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