Faster-than-light, aka superluminal, space travel was not discovered until centuries later.
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Superluminal
Synonyms for "superluminal" (7 found)
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7 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 7 languages.
German
2 entries- superluminar adj (having a speed greater than light)
- überlichtschnell adj (having a speed greater than light)
Greek
1 entries- υπερφωτοταχικός adj (having a speed greater than light)
Icelandic
2 entries- ljósfrár adj (having a speed greater than light)
- yfir ljóshraða adj (having a speed greater than light)
Polish
1 entries- nadświetlny adj (having a speed greater than light)
Russian
1 entries- сверхсветовой adj (having a speed greater than light)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- nadsvjetlosni adj (having a speed greater than light)
Spanish
1 entries- superlumínico adj (having a speed greater than light)
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The first centuries of superluminal space exploration proved that neighbouring space was mostly desert as other life discovered was in a primordial state.
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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.
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