Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Order by: alphabetical | chronological ( asc | desc )
| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | spaceward adj. (1940) | facing or directed towards space |
| 1940 | stef n. (1940) | = stf n. |
| 1940 | thud and blunder n. (1940) | (a disparaging term for) an adventure story that features violent exploits |
| 1940 | time viewer n. (1940) | = chronoscope n. |
| 1940 | time-warping adj. (1940) | that creates a time warp; that moves (something) through time; (also) of or relating to a time warp |
| 1940 | transporter n. (1940) | a device for conveying people or things instantaneously from one place to another, esp. a machine which converts matter into energy, individual atoms, information, etc., and transmits it in this form to another location where it is reconstituted; = matter transmitter n. |
| 1940 | vibroblade n. (1940) | a weapon or tool having a blade that vibrates rapidly |
| 1940 | visiphone v. (1940) | to use a visiphone to call or speak to someone |
| 1940 | zero-g n. (1940) | = zero-gravity n. |
| 1941 | actifan n. (1941) | someone who is actively involved in fandom |
| 1941 | alternate future n. (1941) | in time-travel contexts: one of a number of possible futures; cf. slightly earlier alternative future n. |
| 1941 | alternative reality n. (1941) | = alternate world n. |
| 1941 | Anglofan n. (1941) | a science fiction fan who is a native or resident of the United Kingdom |
| 1941 | antigrav n. (1941) | = antigravity n.; (also) a device that negates the force of gravity |
| 1941 | anywhen adv. (1941) | (in relation to time travel) in or to any point in time |
| 1941 | astrobiology n. (1941) | a branch of biology concerned with the discovery or study of life on the celestial bodies |
| 1941 | astrogate v. (1941) | to navigate in space |
| 1941 | bionic adj. (1941) | of or pertaining to bionics; having or being an artificial, esp. electromechanical, device that replaces part of the body; having ordinary human capabilities increased (as if) by the aid of such devices |
| 1941 | Callistan n. 2 (1941) | the language of Callistans |
| 1941 | cold sleep n. (1941) | a form of suspended animation in which the subjects are kept at very cold temperatures |
| 1941 | contraterrene adj. (1941) | made of, or making use of, antimatter; cf. seetee n., terrene adj. 2 |
| 1941 | dark fantasy n. (1941) | a subgenre of fantasy that features gloomy or frightening themes, incorporating elements of horror n. |
| 1941 | de Campian adj. (1941) | of, relating to, or characteristic of the writing of L. Sprague de Camp |
| 1941 | Earth-type adj. 2 (1941) | resembling Earth; having characteristics (as atmosphere, temperature, or gravity) that are similar enough to Earth to support human life |
| 1941 | energy weapon n. (1941) | a weapon that fires a beam of energy; cf. earlier energy gun n. |
| 1941 | fan v. (1941) | to participate in fandom; cf. slightly earlier fanning n. |
| 1941 | fanette n. (1941) | a female fan; = fanne n. |
| 1941 | ferry n. (1941) | a small spacecraft used, esp. on a regular schedule, to transport passengers or cargo over a relatively short distance, as between an orbiting craft and a planetβs surface |
| 1941 | flitter n. (1941) | a small usu. short-range aircraft or spaceship |
| 1941 | hulled adj. (1941) | of a spaceship: having a ruptured hull |
| 1941 | intersystem adj. (1941) | (esp. of transportation or communication) occurring between solar systems |
| 1941 | Kornbluthian adj. (1941) | of, relating to, or characteristic of the writing of Cyril M. Kornbluth |
| 1941 | Loonie n. (1941) | a native or inhabitant of the Moon; = Lunarian n.; Lunite n.; Lunarite n. |