supraluminal

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adjective

Superluminal.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivesupraluminal (comparative more supraluminal, superlative most supraluminal)

comparative more supraluminal · superlative most supraluminal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Englishluminal
  11. Englishsupraluminal

From supra- + luminal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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