Definition of superluminal in English:
superluminal
adjective ˌsuːpəˈluːmɪn(ə)lˌso͞opərˈlo͞omənl
Physics Denoting or having a speed greater than that of light.
Example sentencesExamples
- Since we cannot do this step faster than light, the quantum erasure process will not be superluminal.
- And since neither astronaut can affect this superluminal point of light, it seems to me the best that they can do is to use it as a coordination signal, no different than if they both had a watch.
- For there is nor the slightest shred of evidence for random superluminal wave function collapse or quantum potentials.
- No engine is likely to generate superluminal speeds; the laws of physics prevent us from doing that, but we will be able to go many times faster than our current propulsion methods allow.
- Bohmian mechanics involves superluminal action-at-a-distance and thus violates the ‘locality principle’ of relativity theory.
Origin
1950s: from super- 'above' + Latin lumen, lumin- 'a light' + -al.
Definition of superluminal in US English:
superluminal
adjectiveˌso͞opərˈlo͞omənl
Physics Denoting or having a speed greater than that of light.
Example sentencesExamples
- For there is nor the slightest shred of evidence for random superluminal wave function collapse or quantum potentials.
- And since neither astronaut can affect this superluminal point of light, it seems to me the best that they can do is to use it as a coordination signal, no different than if they both had a watch.
- Since we cannot do this step faster than light, the quantum erasure process will not be superluminal.
- No engine is likely to generate superluminal speeds; the laws of physics prevent us from doing that, but we will be able to go many times faster than our current propulsion methods allow.
- Bohmian mechanics involves superluminal action-at-a-distance and thus violates the ‘locality principle’ of relativity theory.
Origin
1950s: from super- ‘above’ + Latin lumen, lumin- ‘a light’ + -al.