subluminary

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adjective

Slower than the speed of light.

Opposite
superluminary
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectivesubluminary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSlower than the speed of light.

    The only consolation in their taking the Kator was that the ship was set at doing slow sub-luminary speeds.

    2017, A.K. Brown, Humans on the Menu (Champagne Universe Series: Book 2), page 34

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
superluminary

Origin

From sub- + luminary.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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