alternative universe
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.34 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A hypothetical world situated in a different dimension of space and time than the real world consisting of the universe known and experienced by human beings.
Example Sentences
- "In particular, it has been argued that if any of six (or perhaps a few more) numbers did not have rather particular values, then life as we know it would not be possible; atoms would not exist, or no grativationally bound structures would form in the Universe, or some other calamity would occur that would appear to make the alternative universe a very dull and lifeless place. How, then, did we get so lucky as to be here?"
- "This mirroring was marked out by the way in which the Federation of Planets, a voluntary association of different worlds, never existed in the alternative universe; instead we find ourselves confronting a vicious militaristic Terran empire."
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Synonyms
alternative dimension
parallel dimension
parallel universe
alternative world
heterocosm
parallel world