subspace

noun

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : subspace
  • plural : subspaces

Senses

  • subset of a space of unspecified type which respects its structure
  • fictional property of space time
  • “They’re only stable in subspace,” Picard said, “so evidence of their effects indicates that a subspace phenomenon occurred nearby.”

  • fictional means of communication
  • 2012: V’Las would send coded signals over subspace, which would then be decoded and transcribed on documents for the Romulan leaders.
    [Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years]