antitelephone

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noun

A hypothetical device, used in thought experiments on causality, that could be used to send signals into one's own past.

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Meanings

nounantitelephone (plural antitelephones)

plural antitelephones

  1. natural sciencesA hypothetical device, used in thought experiments on causality, that could be used to send signals into one's own past.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tachyonic antitelephone

Origin

From anti- + telephone.

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APA

antitelephone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitelephone

MLA

“antitelephone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitelephone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antitelephone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitelephone.

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