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subspace

noun
/ˈsʌb.speɪs/

Etymology

From sub (“submissive”) + space (“state of mind”).

  1. derived from *(s)peh₂-✻
  2. derived from spatium
  3. derived from space
  4. inherited from space
  5. formed as subspace — “sub- + space”

Definitions

  1. A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.

  2. Any (often unspecified) method of communicating or travelling faster than light speed.

  3. An alternative dimension or universe, access to or use of which permits faster-than-light…

    An alternative dimension or universe, access to or use of which permits faster-than-light travel or communications; hyperspace.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The psychological state of the submissive or bottom during sadomasochistic activity.

      • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subspace. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA