Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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First date | Word | Definition |
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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 |
1931 | space helmet n. (1931) | a helmet worn as part of a spacesuit, to provide the wearer with a breathable atmosphere and to protect the head |
1931 | spacehound n. (1931) | an experienced spaceman or spacewoman |
1931 | space liner n. (1931) | a large and esp. luxurious spaceship for passenger travel |
1931 | space-suited adj. (1931) | wearing a space suit n. |
1931 | spaceworthy adj. (1931) | (of a person) in a fit condition for space travel; (of an object, esp. a vehicle) in a fit condition for use in space |
1931 | space yacht n. (1931) | a luxurious spaceship for personal use |
1931 | stf n. (1931) | = science fiction n. 2 |
1931 | suit phone n. (1931) | a communications system in the helmet of a space suit; cf. suit radio n. |
1931 | super-weapon n. (1931) | a weapon, esp. an extremely destructive one, based on highly advanced technology |
1931 | Tau Cetan n. (1931) | a native or inhabitant of the Tau Ceti star system; (also) the language of Tau Cetans |
1931 | teleport v. 1 (1931) | transitive to cause to move or travel by teleportation; esp. to convey or transport instantaneously from one place to another by means of an advanced technological device |
1931 | teleportation n. (1931) | instantaneous transportation from one place to another, esp. by means of a machine which breaks matter down into its constituent particles or converts it to energy, information, etc., and transmits it in this form to another location where it is reconstituted |
1931 | thought-reading machine n. (1931) | a machine that can read a personβs thoughts |
1931 | thought screen n. (1931) | = thought shield n. |
1931 | thought shield n. (1931) | a mental barrier that prevents oneβs thoughts from being read by a telepath; = mind shield n. |
1931 | timestream n. (1931) | the sequence of all events in time, considered notionally as a flow capable of being altered to form different timelines |
1931 | time track n. (1931) | = timeline n. |
1931 | Titanian adj. (1931) | of or relating to the Saturnian moon of Titan or its inhabitants; (rarely) of or relating to the Uranian moon Titania or its inhabitants |
1931 | Titanian n. (1931) | a native or inhabitant of the Saturnian moon Titan; (rarely) a native or inhabitant of the Uranian moon Titania |
1931 | tractor n. (1931) | = tractor beam n. |
1931 | tractor beam n. (1931) | an energy beam that causes the target to be moved or immobilized in space; (also, in early use) a device producing such a beam |
1931 | tractor field n. (1931) | = tractor beam n. |
1931 | tractor ray n. (1931) | = tractor beam n. |
1931 | transdimensional adj. (1931) | designating movement between dimensions; involving more than one dimension |