dilithium
16
9.9
- noun
- /dɪˈlɪθiəm/
- Literature
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dilitio
- To achieve warp speed, the ship needed a stable dilithium matrix in its core.
- dilithium matrix
- dilithium crystals
- dilithium chamber
Examples
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The starship's engines rely on dilithium crystals for efficient power generation.
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Scotty, you promised me an estimate on the dilithium crystals.
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The dilithium crystals are breaking up.
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How could a mere human survive the dilithium mines?
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I can reroute the power from the dilithium chambers.
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Lost in the dilithium mines of Remus.
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Dilithium chambers at 70% and climbing.
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As beams ricochet about, they start digging dilithium crystals out of the rock and putting them into a flatbed shuttle.
Fiction book (1991) -
That white glowing hatch is theoretically where the ship's dilithium crystals control the reaction of matter and antimatter.
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Our team analyzed the dilithium deposits found on the uncharted planet.
How Powerful
- Specialized
64
8.4
- Literature
16
9.9
- Specialized
17
4.6
451
1.0
- Specialized
691
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dilithium in science fiction is a made-up crystal used to power starships. The name joins di- 'two' and lithium 'stone', so you can picture it as a special 'two-lithium' crystal that controls energy for the ship's engines.