hyperspace
noun
- "sub-region" or alternate superluminal travel depicted in science fiction
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Latin spatiumbor. Old French espace Anglo-Norman spacebor. Middle English space English space English hyperspace From hyper- + space.
- An n-dimensional Euclidian space with n > 3.
- A Euclidian space of unspecified dimension.
- A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.
“We can only get to the Nimrodian Galaxy if we go through hyperspace.”
“I'm in command of 18 competitively selected super-perfect physical specimens with an average age of 24.6 who have been locked up in hyperspace for 378 days.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Latin spatiumbor. Old French espace Anglo-Norman spacebor. Middle English space English space English hyperspace From hyper- + space.
- To travel or transport into hyperspace.
“If she hyperspaced out to Tionisla or Lave the Courier would simply follow through her witchspace wormhole.”