Hyperspace vs Subspace - What's the difference?
hyperspace | subspace |
(mathematics) An n-dimensional Euclidian space with n > 3.
(mathematics) A Euclidian space of unspecified dimension.
(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.
To travel or transport into hyperspace.
(mathematics) A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.
(science fiction) Any (often unspecified) method of communicating faster than light.
(BDSM) The psychological state of the submissive or "bottom" during sadomasochistic activity.
* 2000 , Gloria G Brame, Come hither: a commonsense guide to kinky sex?
* 2003 , Chelsea Shepard, Two Moons: Worthy of a Master Book One
In mathematics terms the difference between hyperspace and subspace
is that hyperspace is a Euclidian space of unspecified dimension while subspace is a subset of a space which is a space in its own right.In science fiction terms the difference between hyperspace and subspace
is that hyperspace is a notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel while subspace is any (often unspecified) method of communicating faster than light.As a verb hyperspace
is {{cx|scifi|ambitransitive|lang=en}} To travel or transport into hyperspace.hyperspace
English
Noun
- We can only get to the Nimrodian Galaxy if we go through hyperspace .
Verb
(en-verb)subspace
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Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
(in sense of (submissive)), punning on the other etymology from (sub-).Noun
(-)- My problem, though, is that when he whips me, I resist going into subspace . He has to whip me for fifteen or twenty minutes before I even begin to feel any psychological effects.
- When he was far gone into subspace , pain was enough to make him come.