hyperspace
/ˈhaɪpərˌspeɪs/
noun
- In science fiction, a theoretical dimension or region of space that allows faster-than-light travel.
- Many sci-fi stories use hyperspace as a way to travel between galaxies quickly.
- The pilot engaged the hyperspace drive, and the stars stretched into lines of light.
- In the movie, the spaceship jumped into hyperspace to escape the enemy fleet.
- In mathematics and physics, a space with more than three dimensions.
- Mathematicians study hyperspace to understand shapes that exist in four or more dimensions.
- A tesseract is a four-dimensional cube, an example of a shape in hyperspace.
- The concept of hyperspace helps physicists model complex theories like string theory.