tachyons
/ˈtækiˌɑnz/
noun
- Plural form of tachyon; hypothetical particles that travel faster than the speed of light.
- The theory predicts that tachyons would have imaginary mass, making them very strange particles.
- In the science fiction movie, the aliens communicated using beams of tachyons.
- No experiment has ever detected tachyons, but they remain a popular topic in theoretical discussions.