a type of wall obstacle in obstacle course racing with a curved bottom that is used as a ramp to run up, similar to a half-pipe or quarter-pipe, which then curves back over beyond vertical.

plural of warped wall

(science fiction) A hypothetical discontinuity in the flow of time that would uncausally move events from one time period to another.

A knit fabric in which intermeshing loops are positioned in warp, or lengthwise, direction. The fabric has a flatter, closer, less elastic structure than most welt knits and is run-resistant.

(science fiction) A hypothetical figure describing a speed of one light-year per hour.

plural of warp bubble

(astrophysics, science fiction) A detached region of spacetime which is theoretically capable of moving faster than the speed of light.

(science fiction) A hypothetical, extremely rapid, speed, resulting from entering a separate dimension, termed hyperspace; much faster than the speed of light.

plural of warp speed

The threads in a woven fabric, composed of the warp (threads running lengthwise) and woof (threads running crosswise) to create the texture of the fabric.