by 1951, an invented word used by science fiction writers to describe anything that can power a space craft faster than the speed of light, contra Einstein. From drive (n.) with the first element perhaps abstracted from hyperspace.
hyperbola
hyperbole
hyperbolic
hyperborean
hypercritical
hyperdrive
hyperextend
hyperglycemia
hyperinflation
Hyperion
hyperkinetic
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