Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Alpha Centaurian n. (1931) | a native or inhabitant of the Alpha Centauri star system; cf. Centaurian n. |
| 1931 | astrogation n. (1931) | the act of navigation in space, esp. by means of the observation of celestial objects |
| 1931 | astrogator n. (1931) | one who practices astrogation; (also) an instrument used for this purpose |
| 1931 | avian adj. (1931) | (of an alien) bird-like |
| 1931 | Centaurian n. (1931) | a native or inhabitant of the constellation Centaurus or of a star system within it, esp. Alpha Centauri; cf. Alpha Centaurian n. |
| 1931 | deflector n. (1931) | a force field that protects something (such as a spaceship or a city) from potentially harmful objects or energy; a beam of energy that repels such objects; cf. shield n. |
| 1931 | dimensional adj. (1931) | between dimensions; joining dimensions |
| 1931 | disruptor n. (1931) | a type of energy weapon; a weapon that disrupts some function of its target, as an object’s molecular bonds |
| 1931 | Europan adj. (1931) | of or relating to the Jovian moon Europa or its inhabitants |
| 1931 | fantasy n. 1 (1931) | a genre of fiction which contains elements of magic or the supernatural, frequently set in a world other than our own |
| 1931 | force field n. (1931) | a field of energy that acts as an invisible barrier; cf. shield n. |
| 1931 | free fall n. (1931) | a condition of weightlessness |
| 1931 | future war n. (1931) | a subgenre of science fiction dealing with warfare and how it will be practiced in the future |
| 1931 | Ganymedian adj. (1931) | of, relating to, or from Ganymede, the largest satellite of Jupiter |
| 1931 | Ganymedian n. (1931) | a native or inhabitant of Ganymede, the largest satellite of Jupiter |
| 1931 | gate n. (1931) | a matter transmission device, esp. a portal or device by means of which something may be (instantaneously) transported to another point in space or time, or into another dimension or alternate universe; cf. slightly earlier gateway n. |
| 1931 | Luna n. (1931) | the Moon |
| 1931 | matter transmission n. (1931) | the transportation of material objects by a process analogous to radio transmission; cf. matter transmitter n. |
| 1931 | matter transmitter n. (1931) | a device for conveying matter over a distance by transforming it into energy or information, beaming this to another location, and reconstituting the original matter at the destination; cf. matter transmission n. |
| 1931 | midspace adj. (1931) | occurring in midspace n. |
| 1931 | needle-ray n. (1931) | = needle-beam n. |
| 1931 | normal space n. (1931) | esp. in reference to space travel: the type of space that exhibits the physical laws as we know them, in contrast to hyperspace n. |
| 1931 | parallel world n. (1931) | a world that exists alongside or in addition to the known world; = parallel universe n. |
| 1931 | Plutonian adj. (1931) | pertaining to the planet Pluto |
| 1931 | Plutonian n. 1 (1931) | a native or inhabitant of Pluto |
| 1931 | pressor n. (1931) | = pressor beam n. |
| 1931 | pressor beam n. (1931) | a device that emits a beam that repels its target; (also) the beam itself; cf. tractor beam n. |
| 1931 | rocketman n. (1931) | = rocketeer n. |
| 1931 | rocketport n. (1931) | a place where rockets can take off and land; cf. spaceport n. |
| 1931 | science fantasy n. 1 (1931) | = science fiction n. 2; a work in this genre |
| 1931 | sentience n. 1 (1931) | the condition of being sentient; intelligence; cf. sapience n. |
| 1931 | space field n. 1 (1931) | a field of energy |
| 1931 | spacegram n. (1931) | a brief (written) message sent through space |
| 1931 | spacegram v. (1931) | transitive to send (a spacegram); also with recipient as object, and intransitive |