sub-light

See also: sublight

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *lewktom
Proto-Germanic *leuhtą
Proto-West Germanic *leuht
Old English lēoht
Middle English light
English light
English sub-light

    From sub- + light.

    Adjective

    sub-light (not comparable)

    1. (science fiction) At less than the speed of light.
      • 2017, A.K. Brown, Humans on the Menu (Champagne Universe Series: Book 2), page 36:
        "We are about to test sub-light engine disengage."
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