hyperspace
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- noun
- /ˈhaɪpərˌspeɪs/
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hiperespacio
- Alex gripped the arms of the seat and closed his eyes as she made the jump into hyperspace.
- hyperspace jump
- come out of hyperspace
- drop out of hyperspace
I've only read you a few of the passages, the many passages where she discusses the effects of jump through hyperspace on human beings.
- I've only read you a few of the passages, the many passages where she discusses the effects of jump through hyperspace on human beings.
Examples
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No matter what I could tell them, shortcuts through hyperspace must be possible.
Academic text (1996) -
It's just a simple jump to hyperspace, and we're there.
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- Inside the zone, in hyperspace itself.
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You know, the kind that can just jump into hyperspace?
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In space, and especially hyperspace, up and down were relative.
Fiction book (1996) -
All craft, prepare to jump into hyperspace on my mark.
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We came out of hyperspace into an asteroid field.
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All but 12 squadrons have left hyperspace, sir.
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We've come out of hyperspace into a meteor shower.
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The spaceship entered hyperspace to travel quickly between distant planets.
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Morphology
Etymology
Hyperspace comes from the parts hyper- meaning 'over' or 'beyond' and space meaning 'area' or 'room', so it feels like 'space beyond space'. In science fiction, hyperspace is an imagined other 'space' where ships can move faster than light by going beyond our normal space.