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noun
A detached region of spacetime which is theoretically capable of moving faster than the speed of light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astrophysics, literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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History
Coined in 1994 by Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre.
