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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | nightside adj. (1935) | of or relating to the nightside n. |
| 1935 | sapient adj. (1935) | of an alien or machine: intelligent; having human-like intelligence |
| 1935 | Saturnian n. 2 (1935) | the language of Saturnians |
| 1935 | scanner n. (1935) | a device, system, etc. used for systematically examining something or gathering data, esp. at a distance or through obstacles |
| 1935 | space warp n. (1935) | a distortion of space-time that is conceived as enabling space travellers to make journeys that would otherwise be contrary to the known laws of physics |
| 1935 | system-wide adj. (1935) | extending or existing throughout or across a solar system |
| 1935 | Terran adj. (1935) | of or pertaining to Earth or its inhabitants |
| 1935 | Terran n. 1 (1935) | a native or inhabitant of Earth |
| 1935 | viewport n. (1935) | a (typically small and reinforced) window in a vehicle or structure designed to operate in space |
| 1936 | android n. (1936) | a robot or other artificial being made to resemble a human, esp. one made of synthetic flesh or a fleshlike material (in contrast to metal, plastic, etc.) |
| 1936 | beam weapon n. (1936) | a weapon that fires a destructive beam of energy |
| 1936 | chronoscope n. (1936) | a device for viewing events in the past or future |
| 1936 | fandom n. (1936) | science-fiction fans collectively; the state or attitude of being a science-fiction fan |
| 1936 | home galaxy n. (1936) | the galaxy that an individual being is from; the galaxy in which a species originated |
| 1936 | impeller n. (1936) | a device used to produce propulsive thrust |
| 1936 | non-terrestrial adj. (1936) | not found on or originating from the planet Earth |
| 1936 | planetary engineering n. (1936) | large-scale modification of the environment or geography of a planet; = terraforming n. |
| 1936 | positronic adj. (1936) | related to or designed to use positrons |
| 1936 | science-fictionally adv. (1936) | in the manner of science fiction n. 2 |
| 1936 | science fictioneer n. (1936) | a writer or aficionado of science fiction |
| 1936 | scouter n. (1936) | = scout ship n. |
| 1936 | sense of wonder n. (1936) | a feeling of awakening or awe brought on by an expansion of oneβs awareness of what may be possible; the primary emotional experience of reading science fiction n. 2; see also sensawunda n. |
| 1936 | space alien n. (1936) | = alien n. |
| 1936 | spacefarer n. (1936) | a person who travels in space, an astronaut; (also) a space traveller from another planet |
| 1936 | space tan n. (1936) | a tan caused by being in space, exposed to the light of stars unfiltered by planetary atmospheres |
| 1936 | supernormal n. (1936) | a being with extraordinary (usu. psychic) powers as compared to other members of their kind |
| 1936 | teleportage n. (1936) | = teleportation n. |
| 1936 | warp n. (1936) | = space warp n.; travel by means of a space warp, travel at warp speed; (also) = time warp n. |
| 1936 | weird n. (1936) | something that is weird adj. |
| 1936 | weirdist n. (1936) | an author or fan of weird fiction |
| 1937 | Aldebaranian adj. (1937) | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Aldebaran system or its inhabitants |
| 1937 | alien life form n. (1937) | = alien n. |