dematerializer
Makes things vanish
A dematerializer is a device, typically in science fiction, that breaks down solid matter into energy or constituent particles.
The concept appears frequently in stories involving teleportation or weapons that disintegrate targets: The away team stepped into the dematerializer.
The term also describes any technology or process that eliminates physical form—in business contexts, software that replaces paper documents might be called a dematerializer.
One who conveys cargo
- converterDevice that transforms input
- disintegratorDevice that breaks matter apart
- atomizerDevice producing fine spray
- apparatusEquipment for a task
gadget · contraption · mechanism · machine · instrument · invention · gizmo · generator
Process of breaking apart
- atomizationReduction to fine particles
- vaporizationConversion to gas
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
fragmentation · breakdown · vanishing · fading · dissipation · erosion · decay · entropy
Smallest discrete unit
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- wormholeHypothetical spacetime tunnel
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
- atomsSmallest elemental units
molecules · energy · conversion · sublimation · translocation · relocation · disassembly · reassembly
Instant location-shifting machine
- ScottyDiminutive given name
- energizeSupply with vitality
- beamStructural support member
- holodeckSimulated reality chamber
replicator · cyberpunk · dystopia · singularity · metaverse · interstellar · warp · hyperdrive
Cease to be visible
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- disappearPass from visibility
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
specter · invisible · intangible · incorporeal · spectral · wraith · apparition · phased
transporter
One who conveys cargo
- converterDevice that transforms input
- disintegratorDevice that breaks matter apart
- atomizerDevice producing fine spray
apparatus · gadget · contraption · mechanism · machine · instrument · invention · gizmo · generator · decomposer
disintegration
Process of breaking apart
- atomizationReduction to fine particles
- vaporizationConversion to gas
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
dispersal · fragmentation · breakdown · vanishing · fading · dissipation · erosion · decay · entropy · degradation
quantum
Smallest discrete unit
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- wormholeHypothetical spacetime tunnel
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
atoms · molecules · energy · conversion · sublimation · translocation · relocation · disassembly · reassembly · decoherence
teleporter
Instant location-shifting machine
holodeck · replicator · cyberpunk · dystopia · singularity · metaverse · interstellar · warp · hyperdrive · portal
vanish
Cease to be visible
phantom · specter · invisible · intangible · incorporeal · spectral · wraith · apparition · phased · translucent
dematerializerreplicator
Thing that duplicates
fabricator · 3D printer · constructor · assembler · creator
dematerializerbuilder
One who erects structures
former · shaper · molder · reconstructor · restorer
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