Meanings
nounTipler cylinder (plural Tipler cylinders)
plural Tipler cylinders
- A hypothetical massive, infinitely long cylinder spinning along its longitudinal axis, enabling time travel.
Synonyms: Tipler machine, Tipler time machine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hypothetical massive, infinitely long cylinder spinning along its longitudinal axis, enabling time travel.
Origin
Named after the American physicist Frank J. Tipler, who recognized the possibility of such a device in 1974.
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Tipler cylinder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tipler%20cylinder
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