Meaning of translumic | Babel Free

Definitions

Near the speed of light; having a speed near that of light.

not-comparable, rare

Examples

“Ranald Porteous, chief test⟳ pilot of Auster Aircraft, Ltd. […] in his company’s house journal[:] “[…] A further difficulty, due to the Soviet veto on discussions dealing with the Interplanetary Date⟳ Line, is that pilots carrying out tests at translumic speeds have⟳ often found themselves back at their base⟳ before they have⟳ started.””

“A thought provoking book, even if it seems a little premature to trouble⟳ about translumic speeds and the need⟳ to avoid⟳ collisions with self-illuminating stars and dark objects in stellar space.”

“The avoidance of collisions by manned vehicles moving at these 'translumic' speeds presents a formidable problem.”

CEFR level