Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | spaceworthiness n. (1933) | the condition of being spaceworthy adj. |
| 1933 | spacewreck n. (1933) | the destruction of a spacecraft; a wrecked spacecraft |
| 1933 | stfan n. (1933) | a fan of science fiction |
| 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 | 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. |
| 1934 | light n. 1 (1934) | = lightspeed, used as a unit of measure; cf. light-speed n. 2 |
| 1934 | light-week n. (1934) | the distance light travels in one week |
| 1934 | Luna City n. (1934) | the main city on the Moon |
| 1934 | mutant n. (1934) | a being that has arisen by genetic mutation, esp. one with freakish or exceptional anatomy, abilities, etc. |
| 1934 | other-dimensional adj. (1934) | of or from another dimension |
| 1934 | outworlder n. (1934) | someone from an outworld n.; an alien; an outsider |
| 1934 | out-worldly adj. (1934) | from an outworld n.; foreign, unusual |
| 1934 | space-armored adj. (1934) | wearing space armor n. |
| 1934 | thought-controlled adj. (1934) | of devices, computers, etc.: controlled by a personβs thoughts or neural impulses |
| 1934 | time fault n. (1934) | a disturbance in time; a place where time travel is possible, or where time progresses in unpredictable ways; cf. time-slip n., time storm n. |
| 1934 | time-path n. (1934) | = timestream n. |
| 1934 | time radio n. (1934) | a device that allows messages (but not physical objects) to be sent across time |
| 1934 | ultrawave n. (1934) | a communication system that transmits messages faster than the speed of light; (also) a wave phenomenon used by such devices |
| 1934 | zap gun n. (1934) | = ray gun n. |
| 1935 | astronavigation n. (1935) | = astrogation n. |
| 1935 | blast rifle n. (1935) | a long shoulder weapon that fires a destructive beam of energy; cf. blaster n. |