Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

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Word Definition
Mercurian n. 2 (1914) the language of Mercurians
Mercurian adj. (1897) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the planet Mercury or its inhabitants
message rocket n. (1933) a (small) rocket used to carry a message
metahuman n. (1978) a person or being with superpowers; (also) a nonhuman being that resembles a human; a humanoid
metahuman adj. (1972) being or relating to superpowers; being a metahuman n.
metaverse n. (1992) a computer-generated environment within which users can interact with one another and their surroundings, a virtual world; (more generally) the notional environment in which users of networked computers interact; = cyberspace n.
meteor storm n. (1870) a particularly intense meteor shower, esp. occurring when the earth intercepts a meteor stream soon after the originating comet has passed; an intense encounter with a stream of meteors in space
micro book n. (1932) a book having the text reproduced at a reduced size by the use of microphotography or microprinting
midspace n. (1900) outer space, viewed as an area in its own right
midspace adj. (1931) occurring in midspace n.
military science fiction n. (1977) a subgenre of science fiction that focuses on the military and warfare, esp. set in outer space or on other worlds
military SF n. (1978) = military science fiction n.
MilSF n. (1994) = military science fiction n.
mind control n. (1902) the ability to control another person’s thoughts or actions telepathically
mind-control v. (1970) to use mind control on (a person); to control or influence (a person) telepathically
mind-controlled adj. (1938) of a device or a being: controlled by another person’s thoughts
mind-controlling adj. (1929) of a device or a being: having the ability to control a person’s thoughts or actions; (also) of or relating to mind control n.
mindfood n. (1986) a substance taken as food or drink containing chemicals which increase one’s mental ability
mindlink n. (1954) a telepathic connection between people; cf. mind-meld n.
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 Earth’s Moon
moon flight n. (1919) a flight to the Moon
moonport n. (1944) a spaceport on 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.