Difference between revisions of "SF and Literary Terms - A Glossariki!"
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| − | LY, light year: The distance traveled by light in one Earth year. Light travels at 300,000 km/sec, so a light year is [1 light year = 9.4605284 × 1015 meters]. One light second - 300,000 km or the distance light travels in one second | + | ; LY, light year: The distance traveled by light in one Earth year. Light travels at 300,000 km/sec, so a light year is [1 light year = 9.4605284 × 1015 meters]. One light second - 300,000 km or the distance light travels in one second |
| − | FTL: faster than light. | + | ; FTL: faster than light. |
| − | FTL drive: the drive that enables ships to cross interstellar distances fast than light would (so in a relatively short time) | + | ; FTL drive: the drive that enables ships to cross interstellar distances fast than light would (so in a relatively short time) |
Revision as of 12:04, 19 January 2007
- LY, light year
- The distance traveled by light in one Earth year. Light travels at 300,000 km/sec, so a light year is [1 light year = 9.4605284 × 1015 meters]. One light second - 300,000 km or the distance light travels in one second
- FTL
- faster than light.
- FTL drive
- the drive that enables ships to cross interstellar distances fast than light would (so in a relatively short time)
