Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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First date | Word | Definition |
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1930 | Solarian adj. (1930) | pertaining to Earthβs sun, solar system, or their inhabitants |
1930 | space fleet n. (1930) | an organized group of spaceships, esp. one under military control |
1930 | space flight n. (1930) | a journey in or into outer space; (as a mass noun) space-travel generally |
1930 | space freighter n. (1930) | a spaceship primarily used for transporting cargo |
1930 | spaceline n. (1930) | a company that offers passenger space flights, esp. on a regular route; such a route itself |
1930 | space lock n. (1930) | = airlock n. |
1930 | space patrol n. (1930) | a military or police force operating in space |
1930 | space pirate n. (1930) | one who preys on spaceships or other worlds |
1930 | spaceport n. (1930) | a place where spacecraft can take off and land in order to discharge and receive passengers or cargo, refuel, or undergo maintenance; a facility for this purpose |
1930 | space station n. (1930) | a large artificial satellite used as a long-term base for operations in space |
1930 | space-travelling adj. (1930) | capable of space travel; that travels in space |
1930 | spacewalker n. (1930) | a machine designed to enable a person to walk in space |
1930 | sub-ether n. (1930) | a medium through which faster-than-light signals (or (rarely) objects) travel |
1930 | Tellus n. (1930) | the planet Earth |
1930 | terrestial n. (1930) | a person from Earth; a human |
1930 | terrestrian adj. (1930) | of Earth |
1930 | tight-beam n. (1930) | a highly focused energy beam, esp. one that conveys communications; a device that sends such a beam; a message sent by such a device |
1930 | transgalactic adj. (1930) | across, crossing, or extending across a galaxy |
1930 | Vegan n. 1 (1930) | a native or inhabitant of the solar system of the star Vega |
1930 | Vegan adj. (1930) | of or pertaining to the star Vega, or the natives or inhabitants of its solar system |
1930 | viewscreen n. (1930) | a television or similar electronic display screen for viewing images or data |
1930 | vision plate n. (1930) | = viewscreen n. |
1930 | visiplate n. (1930) | = viewscreen n. |
1931 | Alpha Centaurian n. (1931) | a native or inhabitant of the Alpha Centauri star system; cf. Centaurian n. 1 |
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. 1 (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 causes damage by disrupting the molecular bonds of its target |
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 |