Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| elsewhen adv. (1940) | (in time-travel contexts) at or to another point in time |
| empath n. (1956) | a person or being with the paranormal ability to perceive or share the feelings or emotional state of another |
| empathic adj. (1959) | having the ability of an empath n. |
| empathist n. (1952) | = empath n. |
| empathy n. (1956) | the paranormal perception of othersβ emotions; cf. empath n. |
| energy n. (1898) | energy portrayed as something which can be produced in a particular form, such as a projectile, beam, or wave, and transferred (typically with destructive effect) to a body upon contact |
| energy gun n. (1917) | a weapon firing a beam of energy n.; = ray gun n. |
| energy rifle n. (1934) | an energy gun in the form of a long shoulder weapon |
| energy screen n. (1932) | a barrier made of or against energy; a force field n. |
| energy vampire n. (1967) | a being that feeds on energy (in various senses) |
| energy weapon n. (1941) | a weapon that fires a beam of energy; cf. earlier energy gun n. |
| epic fantasy n. (1961) | = high fantasy n.; = sword and sorcery n. |
| escape pod n. (1976) | a small, minimally equipped spacecraft for emergency use; = lifeboat n. |
| escape ship n. (1932) | = lifeboat n.; lifeship n. |
| esp v. (1949) | to use extrasensory powers (on); as: to communicate with (a person) telepathically; to send (a message) telepathically; to analyze (a person, place, etc.) using extrasensory powers |
| esper n. (1942) | a person or being with extrasensory powers |
| ET n. (1939) | = alien n. |
| ether radio n. (1930) | a device for communicating over long distances through the ether; cf. sub-ether n. |
| ether ship n. (1883) | a spaceship |
| Europan n. 1 (1930) | a native or inhabitant of the Jovian moon Europa |
| Europan n. 2 (1930) | the language of Europans |
| Europan adj. (1931) | of or relating to the Jovian moon Europa or its inhabitants |
| everywhen n. (1942) | (in time-travel contexts) all points in time |
| everywhen adv. (1943) | (in time-travel contexts) in or to all points in time |
| extra-terrestial adj. (1856) | = extraterrestrial adj.; cf. terrestial adj. |
| extraterrestrial n. (1939) | an (intelligent) being that is not from Earth |
| extraterrestrial adj. (1854) | existing or originating outside Earth or its atmosphere |
| eyetracks n. (1952) | imaginary marks left on a book by the act of reading it |