MEANING
Having a speed greater than the speed of light in a vacuum.
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- superluminal travel
- apparent superluminal motion
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The novel treats superluminal travel as the basis of its empire.
The astronomer explained why the apparent superluminal motion did not violate relativity.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a speed classification. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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