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subetherics

C2+ Topic:Science & Research
US /ˌsʌb.iˈθɛr.ɪks/ UK /ˌsʌb.iˈθer.ɪks/

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Synonyms
1 noun · in science fiction, devices... subether communicationsfaster-than-light communications
Word family
Related forms subethercommunicatorhyperspaceradio

Etymology

A science-fiction formation from subether + -ics. Subether combines sub-, 'below or beneath,' with ether, the historically imagined medium filling space; the plural or collective ending -ics names the associated communication technology.

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