Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

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First date Word Definition
1930 Solarian adj. (1930) pertaining to Earth’s 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