Science Fiction (originally in the U.S. television series Star Trek), the degree to which the velocity of a spaceship, etc., exceeds the speed of light; the level of warp speed; frequently used attributive with number, as "warp factor two (three,etc.)"; also in extended use.
Origin
1960s.
Definition of warp factor in US English:
warp factor
noun
Science Fiction (originally in the U.S. television series Star Trek), the degree to which the velocity of a spaceship, etc., exceeds the speed of light; the level of warp speed; frequently used attributive with number, as "warp factor two (three,etc.)"; also in extended use.