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I've always been a big fan of time travel, and I'm very into the notion that some day we'll be able to do it. Beam me up!
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Meaning of "time travel" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TIME TRAVEL

time travel  [taɪm ˈtrævəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIME TRAVEL

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Time travel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TIME TRAVEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Time travel

Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space, generally using a theoretical invention known as a "time machine". Time travel is a recognized concept in philosophy and fiction, but has a very limited support in real world physics, usually only in conjunction with quantum mechanics or wormholes. The 1895 novel The Time Machine by H. G. Wells was instrumental in moving the concept of time travel to the forefront of the public imagination, but the earlier short story, "The Clock That Went Backward" by Edward Page Mitchell, involves a clock that, by means unspecified, allowed three men to travel backwards in time. Non-technological forms of time travel had appeared in a number of earlier stories such as Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Historically, the concept dates back to the early mythologies of Hinduism. More recently, with advancing technology and a greater scientific understanding of the universe, the plausibility of time travel has been explored in greater detail by science fiction writers, philosophers, and physicists.

Definition of time travel in the English dictionary

The definition of time travel in the dictionary is travel through time into the past or the future.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIME TRAVEL


approval
əˈpruːvəl
arrival
əˈraɪvəl
Cavell
ˈkævəl
civil
ˈsɪvəl
devil
ˈdɛvəl
disgavel
dɪsˈɡævəl
evil
ˈiːvəl
festival
ˈfɛstɪvəl
gavel
ˈɡævəl
gravel
ˈɡrævəl
level
ˈlɛvəl
novel
ˈnɒvəl
out-travel
ˌaʊtˈtrævəl
oval
ˈəʊvəl
pretravel
priːˈtrævəl
ravel
ˈrævəl
removal
rɪˈmuːvəl
survival
səˈvaɪvəl
travel
ˈtrævəl
unravel
ʌnˈrævəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIME TRAVEL

time of one´s life
time off
time on
time out
time out of mind
time series
time sharing
time sheet
time signal
time signature
time slice
time slot
time sovereignty
time span
time study
time switch
time trial
time value
time warp
time zone

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIME TRAVEL

A level
A-level
air travel
avel
caravel
cavel
entry-level
favel
Havel
high-level
low-level
navel
on a level
on the level
rondavel
shovel
space travel
swivel
Tavel
the novel

Synonyms and antonyms of time travel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «time travel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIME TRAVEL

Find out the translation of time travel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of time travel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «time travel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

时间旅行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

viaje en el tiempo
570 millions of speakers

English

time travel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समय यात्रा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السفر عبر الزمن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

время в пути
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

viagem no tempo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সময় ভ্রমণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Voyage dans le temps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

perjalanan masa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zeitreisen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タイムトラベル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시간 여행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wektu lelungan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thời gian đi lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கால பயணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेळ प्रवास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zaman yolculuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

viaggio nel tempo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podróż w czasie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

час у дорозі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

călătoria în timp
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταξίδι στο χρόνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tyd te reis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tidsresor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tidsreiser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of time travel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIME TRAVEL»

The term «time travel» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.561 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIME TRAVEL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about time travel

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10 QUOTES WITH «TIME TRAVEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word time travel.
1
James Altucher
Don't time travel into the past, roaming through the nuances as if they can change. Don't bookmark pages you've already read.
2
Neal Asher
If I could time travel into the future, my first port of call would be the point where medical technology is at its best because, like most people on this planet, I have this aversion to dying.
3
Scott Bakula
I've always been a big fan of time travel, and I'm very into the notion that some day we'll be able to do it. Beam me up!
4
Gabriel Byrne
I would love to go back to any time in European history, especially in Irish history, to the second or third century, prior to the arrival of Christianity when Paganism flourished. I can always go back there in my imagination, of course. It doesn't cost anything, and it's a form of time travel, I suppose.
5
David Deutsch
I myself believe that there will one day be time travel because when we find that something isn't forbidden by the over-arching laws of physics we usually eventually find a technological way of doing it.
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David Deutsch
Time travel may be achieved one day, or it may not. But if it is, it should not require any fundamental change in world-view, at least for those who broadly share the world view I am presenting in this book.
7
Brian Greene
The bottom line is that time travel is allowed by the laws of physics.
8
Stephen Hawking
Time travel used to be thought of as just science fiction, but Einstein's general theory of relativity allows for the possibility that we could warp space-time so much that you could go off in a rocket and return before you set out.
9
Jools Holland
Whenever I go on holiday, I like to time travel and imagine what it must have been like 500 years ago. I love the Tuscan landscape, which is reminiscent of a Claude Lorrain painting.
10
Ann Hood
Through the eight books in 'The Treasure Chest' series, readers will meet twins Maisie and Felix and learn the secrets and rules of time travel, where they will encounter some of these famous and forgotten people. In Book 1, Clara Barton, then Alexander Hamilton, Pearl Buck, Harry Houdini, and on and on.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIME TRAVEL»

Discover the use of time travel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to time travel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical ...
A leading astrophysicist takes time travel science fiction to science fact, speculating on the real possibility that temporal navigation might be within the grasp of humanity. Reprint.
J. Richard Gott, 2002
2
Time Travel and Warp Drives: A Scientific Guide to Shortcuts ...
Discusses what people understand about space and time and how science fiction is becoming less fictional as time goes on.
Allen Everett, Thomas Roman, 2012
3
So You Created a Wormhole: The Time Traveler's Guide to Time ...
Think of this handy little book as the only thing standing between you and an unimaginably horrible death-or being trapped forever in another time or alternate reality.
Phil Hornshaw, Nick Hurwitch, 2012
4
Outlander
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Diana Gabaldon, 2010
5
The Yoga of Time Travel: How the Mind Can Defeat Time
A journey through space, time and energy as seen by modern physics and providing useful concepts to better understand how time travel is possible.
Fred Alan Wolf, 2004
6
Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures ...
In this book, he is transported back to the deck of the Mayflower.
Rush Limbaugh, 2013
7
Time Travel: The Popular Philosophy of Narrative
This book argues that time travel fiction is a narrative "laboratory," a setting for thought experiments in which essential theoretical questions about storytelling--and, by extension, about the philosophy of temporality, history, and ...
David Wittenberg, 2013
8
Time Travel: A Writer's Guide to the Real Science of ...
First published in 1997, this fast-paced book discusses the common and not-so-common time-travel devices science fiction writers have used over the years, assesses which would theoretically work and which would not, and provides scientific ...
Paul J. Nahin, 2011
9
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Now Ned must jump back to the Victorian era to help Verity put things right--not only to save the project but to prevent altering history itself. From the Paperback edition.
Connie Willis, 2009
10
Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and ...
This very readable work covers a variety of topics including the history of time travel in fiction; the fundamental scientific concepts of time, spacetime, and the fourth dimension; the speculations of Einstein, Richard Feynman, Kurt Gödel ...
Paul J. Nahin, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIME TRAVEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term time travel is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Outlander midseason premiere: How will Jamie react to Claire time
According to a reports, Jamie will discover Claire's time travel secret in ... TV Guide reported that the time traveller will fight for her life yet again when she and ... «International Business Times UK, Apr 15»
2
The Flash Clip: Barry Thinks Time Travel Can Help His Relationship …
By Eric GoldmanLast week's episode of The Flash went big in a lot of ways, capping off with Barry doing something he'd never done before and traveling back in ... «IGN, Mar 15»
3
'Life Is Strange' Blends Teen Angst And Time Travel
The time travel mechanic combines with the player's relational decision making tasks to add both tension and encourage second guessing on the effects of each ... «Forbes, Mar 15»
4
The Flash boss on that shocking death and ramifications of time travel
It's the moment The Flash fans have been waiting for basically since the show's inception: Time travel. Just as it seemed like fans' wildest dreams and a few ... «Entertainment Weekly, Mar 15»
5
Time Travel via Daylight Saving Time
I was doing a bunch of cartoons about the 'spring forward' time change and thought I'd double check 'savings' vs. 'saving' just to be safe. Well, lo and behold, I'd ... «Small Business Trends, Mar 15»
6
Daylight Saving Time Party Idea: Spring Forward With A Time Travel
Of course, we're no Doctor Who or Marty McFly, but DST is essentially time travel, just like taking an international flight is like time traveling. Whatever your ... «Bustle, Mar 15»
7
Family Guy's 12 Lessons About Time Travel
On the Fox animated comedy, young Stewie Griffin is the diapered mastermind who has developed various time-travel devices. With his pal Brian in tow, the two ... «TV Guide, Feb 15»
8
New 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2′ Trailer and Poster: Time Travel
Were you too scared to click on the red-band Hot Tub Time Machine 2 trailer from July? Well, a green band trailer is now here and you can finally see what's in ... «/FILM, Dec 14»
9
Last night on 'Doctor Who,' two parts 'Ocean's Eleven' to one part …
My favorite episodes of Doctor Who are ones where time travel plays an integral part of the plot (as opposed to, "let's use the TARDIS to go to place / time X" and ... «The Verge, Sep 14»
10
Could time travel soon become a reality? Physicists simulate …
That's the crux of an infamous theory known as the 'grandfather paradox', which is often said to mean time travel is impossible - but some researchers think ... «Daily Mail, Jun 14»

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