hyperspace

[hahy-per-speys] /ˈhaɪ pərˌspeɪs/

noun, Mathematics

a Euclidean space of dimension greater than three.

Origin

1865-70; hyper- + space

Related forms

hyperspatial

[hahy-per-spey-shuh l] /ˌhaɪ pərˈspeɪ ʃəl/ (Show IPA), adjective

Examples from the web for hyperspace

hyperspace travel using hidden dimensions that have yet to be sensed would fall into this category.
In hyperspace co-dimensions the speed of light has a different value depending on the physics constants of the dimension.
If such center exists, it is in the higher dimension hyperspace.
With each foray into hyperspace something new is added to the craft, the orbits widen, the technical manuals expand.
It's possible there isn't the warp drive or hyperspace engine sitting out there waiting for us to invent it.
Describes a universe of ten dimensions using a superstring theory of hyperspace that synthesizes relativity and quantum theories.

British Dictionary definitions for hyperspace

hyperspace

/ˌhaɪpəˈspeɪs/

noun

(maths) space having more than three dimensions: often used to describe a multi-dimensional environment

(in science fiction) a theoretical dimension within which conventional space-time relationship does not apply

Derived Forms

hyperspatial (ˌhaɪpəˈspeɪʃəl) adjective

Word Origin and History for hyperspace

"space of more than three dimensions," 1867, from hyper- + space (n.). A hybrid; correctly formed it would be superspace.

hyperspace in Technology

/hi:'per-spays/ A memory location that is *far* away from where the program counter should be pointing, often inaccessible because it is not even mapped in. (Compare jump off into never-never land.)
This usage is from the SF notion of a spaceship jumping "into hyperspace", that is, taking a shortcut through higher-dimensional space - in other words, bypassing this universe. The variant "east hyperspace" is recorded among CMU and Bliss hackers.
[Jargon File]
(1994-11-23)