Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An extremely rapid speed or state of activity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- literally, a speed faster than the speed of light; fig., an extremely high speed, usually the fastest possible; -- used only in the figurative sense except in fiction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun science fiction A
hypothetical ,extremely rapid, speed, resulting from entering a separate dimension, termedhyperspace ;much faster than thespeed of light . - noun by extension, informal Any
very fast speed .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From warp speed, speed used for interstellar travel in the science fiction television series Star Trek, referring to the use of time or space warps.]
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ruzuzu commented on the word warp speed
— https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/arts/science-fiction-dictionary.html
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January 27, 2021
bilby commented on the word warp speed
I often misread this as wrap speed and feel like I am being dissed about my burrito making.
January 27, 2021
fbharjo commented on the word warp speed
3Dscootie misread as 3Dfruiti ???
February 5, 2021