Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | space bus n. (1929) | a spacecraft designed to ferry people (and sometimes freight) short distances |
| 1929 | spacecraft n. (1929) | any vehicle designed to travel in space |
| 1929 | space fiction n. (1929) | science fiction set in space or on other worlds, or involving space travel n. |
| 1929 | space gun n. 1 (1929) | a large gun which projects a spacecraft into space; (also) a hand-held gun whose recoil is used by an astronaut for propulsion |
| 1929 | space navigator n. (1929) | one who navigates a spaceship; = astrogator n. |
| 1929 | space suit n. (1929) | a sealed and pressurized garment designed to protect the wearer against the conditions of space; cf. earlier suit n. |
| 1929 | space vessel n. (1929) | = spaceship n. |
| 1929 | star system n. (1929) | a planetary system; = solar system n. |
| 1929 | superscience n. (1929) | extremely advanced science; science beyond what is possible based on known laws |
| 1929 | Terrene adj. 1 (1929) | = Terran adj. |
| 1929 | Terrene n. (1929) | = Terran n. 1 |
| 1930 | airlock n. (1930) | a small intermediate compartment with controlled pressure and two airtight doors, used to facilitate movement between the interior and exterior of a spacecraft; (also) either of the doors to such a compartment; cf. space lock n. |
| 1930 | Aldebaranian n. 1 (1930) | a native or inhabitant of the Aldebaran system |
| 1930 | Callistonian n. (1930) | = Callistan n. 1 |
| 1930 | Callistonian adj. (1930) | = Callistan adj. |
| 1930 | Earthbound adj. 2 (1930) | based on Earth; unable to leave Earth |
| 1930 | ether radio n. (1930) | a device for communicating over long distances through the ether; cf. sub-ether n. |
| 1930 | Europan n. 1 (1930) | a native or inhabitant of the Jovian moon Europa |
| 1930 | Europan n. 2 (1930) | the language of Europans |
| 1930 | face plate n. (1930) | the transparent window of a spacesuitβs helmet |
| 1930 | fantastic adj. (1930) | having the quality of fantasy n. 1 |
| 1930 | flame pistol n. (1930) | a pistol that shoots flames; cf. flame gun n. |
| 1930 | Galactic n. 1 (1930) | a language commonly spoken throughout a galaxy; cf. Standard n. |
| 1930 | glassite n. (1930) | a strong transparent synthetic material; an artificial substitute for glass |
| 1930 | gravity n. (1930) | = gee n. 2 |
| 1930 | gravity plate n. (1930) | a device that creates or nullifies the effects of gravity |
| 1930 | groundcar n. (1930) | a car incapable of flight (in contrast with an aircar n.) |
| 1930 | group mind n. (1930) | a collective intelligence composed of individual intelligences combined into a larger whole, esp. where the resulting consciousness exerts control over its constituent members; hive mind n. |
| 1930 | home system n. (1930) | the solar system in which an individual being is from; the solar system in which a species originated |
| 1930 | inhuman adj. (1930) | not human; alien |
| 1930 | lifeship n. (1930) | an emergency spacecraft; lifeboat n. |
| 1930 | life tube n. (1930) | an escape pod having a cylindrical shape; cf. lifeboat n. |