Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mind-meld n. (1968) | a technique for the psychic fusion of two or more minds, permitting unrestricted communication or deep understanding; the act or an instance of doing this; cf. earlier mindlink n. |
| mindmeld v. (1976) | to engage in a mind-meld (with) |
| mindmelding n. (1968) | = mind-meld n. |
| mind shield n. (1938) | = thought shield n. |
| moon base n. (1932) | an outpost on a moon, esp. on Earthβs Moon |
| moon flight n. (1919) | a flight to the Moon |
| moonquake n. (1847) | seismic activity on the surface of the Moon or (broadly) of any moon |
| moon rocket n. (1920) | a rocket designed for travel to the Moon |
| moon ship n. (1930) | a spacecraft for travelling to the Moon |
| morph n. (1990) | an artificial or duplicate body |
| morph v. 1 (1991) | intransitive (of something physical, esp. a sentient being) to change shape or form; = shapeshift v. |
| morph v. 2 (1997) | transitive to change the shape or form of part of (something); to create (something) by such a transformation |
| morphed adj. (1994) | transformed by means of morphing |
| morphing n. (1990) | the action or process that occurs when something morphs |
| mother ship n. (1930) | a spacecraft escorting or having charge of a number of other, usually smaller, craft; one from which other craft are launched or controlled |
| motherworld n. (1928) | the planet on which a species originated; cf. homeworld n. |
| multisystem adj. (1997) | of or involving more than one star system |
| multiversal adj. (1963) | of or pertaining to a multiverse n. 1 |
| multiverse n. 1 (1963) | a space or realm of being consisting of a number of universes, of which our own universe is only one; cf. parallel universe n. |
| multiverse n. 2 (1973) | in figurative use: a sphere of very varied possibility, such as the mind or the imagination |
| mundane n. 1 (1946) | a non-imaginative story |
| mundane n. 2 (1963) | a person who is not a science-fiction fan; an outsider |
| mundane n. 3 (1977) | a person without supernatural powers |
| mundane adj. 1 (1945) | belonging or relating to the world which lies outside the sphere of interest of a particular group of enthusiasts (used esp. among science fiction fans, originally of mainstream fiction) |
| mundane adj. 2 (2004) | denoting a subgenre of science fiction characterized by a rejection of themes considered scientifically implausible (as faster-than-light travel, alternate universes, etc.) |
| murderbot n. (2006) | a robot or cyborg designed chiefly to inflict violence |
| mutant n. (1934) | a being that has arisen by genetic mutation, esp. one with freakish or exceptional anatomy, abilities, etc. |
| mutation n. (1941) | an organism (occ. a human) that has arisen by genetic mutation; mutant n. |
| mutie n. (1941) | = mutant n. |
| NAFAL adj. (1969) | of space travel: at relativistic speed; of a spaceship: capable of travelling at relativistic speed |
| nanite n. (1989) | a nanomachine designed to build other nanomachines; a self-reproducing nanorobot |
| nano n. (1987) | = nanotechnology n.; (also) = nanobot n. |
| nanobot n. (1989) | a nanoscale self-propelled machine, esp. one that has some degree of autonomy and can reproduce |