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noun
A hypothetical massive, infinitely long cylinder spinning along its longitudinal axis, enabling time travel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Tipler machine, Tipler time machine
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after the American physicist Frank J. Tipler, who recognized the possibility of such a device in 1974.
