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time ma·chine

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. time machinenoun

    a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future

Wiktionary

  1. time machinenoun

    A hypothetical device used to travel into the past or the future.

  2. Etymology: Coined by H.G. Wells in his novel The Time Machine.

ChatGPT

  1. time machine

    A time machine is a theoretical or fictional device or mechanism that allows an object or individual to travel through time. This implies moving backwards or forwards to different points in time, much like movement through physical space. The concept is often portrayed in science fiction literature, movies, and television shows. The actuality or feasibility of time travel is still being explored and debated in scientific and philosophical domains.

Wikidata

  1. Time Machine

    Time Machine is a backup utility developed by Apple. It is included with Mac OS X and was introduced with the 10.5 "Leopard" release of Mac OS X. The software is designed to work with the Time Capsule as well as other internal or external drives.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of time machine in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of time machine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of time machine in a Sentence

  1. Ray Villard:

    We don’t have time machines, but we do have these images that allows us to look at other areas of other galaxies, hubble’s images serve as a very powerful time machine that can almost allow you to look at the beginning of time.

  2. Jared Spataro:

    We have a time machine as countries like China and South Korea have returned to work and school, and Teams usage continues to grow.

  3. Tom Nolan:

    In the absences of a decent time machine, fiction remains the most sturdy vehicle for visiting other eras.

  4. Tina Fey:

    You try your best, you try to have your eyes open, try to be so mindful, but it’s also a fast-moving train. I felt like a gymnast who did like a very solid routine and broke her ankle on the landing. Because it’s literally within the last 2-3 sentences of the piece that I chumped it. And I screwed up, and the implication was that I was telling people to give up and not be active and to not fight. That wasnotmy intention, obviously. … I didn’t want anybody to get hurt. … If I had a time machine, I could go back…I would end the piece by saying… ‘Fight them in every way except the way that they want.’ But I didn’t write that in time! I wrote that two days later as I was pacing in my house. It’s painful. I wanted to help, but I chumped it. But the culture of apology is not for me.

  5. Read MoreStone:

    To collude, I would have to have written him before. ... We would need a time machine to collude. i am anxious to rebut allegations that I had any improper or nefarious contact with any agent of the Russia state based on facts -- not misleading and salacious headlines.


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