Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | asterite n. (1933) | a native or inhabitant of an asteroid |
| 1933 | astronavigator n. (1933) | = astrogator n. |
| 1933 | Callistan adj. (1933) | of or relating to the Jovian moon Callisto or its inhabitants; cf. slightly earlier Callistonian adj. |
| 1933 | earthship n. (1933) | a spacecraft from or belonging to Earth |
| 1933 | fantasy n. 2 (1933) | a work (story, film, etc.) in the fantasy genre |
| 1933 | gyrobus n. (1933) | a bus powered by a gyroscopic flywheel; (also) a flying bus |
| 1933 | light-day n. (1933) | the distance light travels in 24 hours |
| 1933 | light-month n. (1933) | the distance light travels in one month |
| 1933 | message rocket n. (1933) | a (small) rocket used to carry a message |
| 1933 | needle pistol n. (1933) | a handheld needle gun n. |
| 1933 | off-trail adj. (1933) | (of a story, esp. one that is not easily categorized) fantastic or science-fictional |
| 1933 | planet-wide adv. (1933) | on, over, or throughout an entire planet |
| 1933 | robotrix n. (1933) | a robot assigned a female identity; a robot having female or feminine characteristics |
| 1933 | scientifictionally adv. (1933) | in a scientifictional manner; towards scientifictional subjects or interests |
| 1933 | sci-fic n. (1933) | abbreviation of science fiction n. 2 |
| 1933 | space sailor n. (1933) | a person who travels in space, esp. as a profession |
| 1933 | spaceway n. (1933) | an established route through space; usu. in pl. spaceways space as an area in which people travel; cf. planet v. |
| 1933 | spaceworthiness n. (1933) | the condition of being spaceworthy adj. |
| 1933 | spacewreck n. (1933) | the destruction of a spacecraft; a wrecked spacecraft |
| 1933 | thought-variant n. (1933) | a story characterized by a focus on significant ideas rather than action |
| 1933 | time barrier n. (1933) | something (either inherent or created) that prevents travel through time |
| 1933 | time travel v. (1933) | to travel through time n. |
| 1933 | topside adv. (1933) | in or towards the upper parts of a spacecraft; (also) in or towards orbit |
| 1934 | aircab n. (1934) | a flying taxicab; cf. earlier aerocab n. |
| 1934 | Alpha Centaurian adj. (1934) | of or relating to the Alpha Centauri star system or its inhabitants; cf. Centaurian adj. |
| 1934 | antimatter n. (1934) | matter composed of antiparticles |
| 1934 | Buck Rogers adj. (1934) | = science fictional adj.; (specif.) characteristic of hackneyed or dated science fiction |
| 1934 | credit n. (1934) | a unit of currency |
| 1934 | energy rifle n. (1934) | an energy gun in the form of a long shoulder weapon |
| 1934 | fangirl n. (1934) | a female fan (chiefly of comics, film, music, or science fiction), esp. an obsessive one |
| 1934 | fantascience n. (1934) | = science fantasy n. 3; science fiction n. 2 |
| 1934 | flame gun n. (1934) | a gun (esp. a handgun) that shoots flames; cf. earlier flame pistol n. |
| 1934 | hyperspatial adj. (1934) | in or relating to hyperspace n. |