Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Order by: alphabetical | chronological ( asc | desc )
| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | teleporting n. (1946) | the action of teleporting; = teleportation n. |
| 1945 | beamer n. (1945) | a device (esp. a weapon) that emits a beam of energy |
| 1945 | blowup n. (1945) | a war that destroys a culture or a large part of the population |
| 1945 | first contact n. (1945) | the first meeting between two different intelligent species |
| 1945 | illo n. (1945) | an illustration |
| 1945 | kiloday n. (1945) | a period of one thousand days |
| 1945 | kiloyear n. (1945) | a period of one thousand years |
| 1945 | 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) |
| 1945 | off-planet adj. (1945) | originating on another planet; located away from a (particular) planet |
| 1945 | overdrive n. (1945) | = hyperdrive n. |
| 1945 | planet v. (1945) | to land on or arrive at a planet; hence planeted adj. |
| 1945 | planet-hopping n. (1945) | the action of making (short) trips from one planet to another |
| 1945 | psychohistorian n. (1945) | an expert in psychohistory n. |
| 1945 | robo- prefix (1945) | (used to form nouns with the sense βa robotic or automatic βββ) |
| 1945 | space platform n. (1945) | = space station n. |
| 1945 | videophone v. (1945) | to call or speak to via videophone n.; to make a call on a videophone n. |
| 1944 | alternate world n. (1944) | one of many possible universes, which may have different physical laws or a different history than our own |
| 1944 | alternative universe n. (1944) | = alternate world n. |
| 1944 | completism n. (1944) | the desire to have or collect a complete set of something |
| 1944 | egoboo n. (1944) | the gratification of seeing oneβs name in print |
| 1944 | fanarchistic adj. (1944) | preferring to avoid organized forms of fandom |
| 1944 | gravitics n. 1 (1944) | the science of studying or controlling gravity |
| 1944 | hobbitry n. (1944) | the culture or behaviour of hobbits; hobbits collectively, or their qualities |
| 1944 | Law of Robotics n. (1944) | in the writing of Isaac Asimov: each of three (later sometimes four) rules devised to govern the behaviour of robots |
| 1944 | Lovecraftian n. (1944) | a devotee or follower of H.P. Lovecraft |
| 1944 | moonport n. (1944) | a spaceport on the Moon |
| 1944 | neofan n. (1944) | a newly recruited or newly active fan |
| 1944 | out-planet adj. (1944) | = outworld adj. |
| 1944 | planet-bound adj. (1944) | unable or unwilling to leave a planet |
| 1944 | slidewalk n. (1944) | a moving pavement |
| 1944 | space-born adj. 2 (1944) | (of something non-living) developed or created in space, rather than on a planet; originating in space |
| 1944 | starbase n. (1944) | an outpost in space, or on a planet remote from the homeworld, used to facilitate military, governmental, or commercial activities |
| 1944 | stfdom n. (1944) | the realm of science fiction |
| 1944 | teleport v. 2 (1944) | intransitive to transport oneself instantaneously from one place to another; to travel by teleportation; (also) to be transported in this way, esp. by means of an advanced technological device |
| 1944 | Terran n. 2 (1944) | a common language spoken on Earth or by Earthlings |
| 1944 | Terrestrial n. 2 (1944) | a language or dialect spoken on Earth; a universal language spoken widely by Earth people; Earthian n. 2, Terran n. 2 |
| 1944 | unhuman n. (1944) | an intelligent nonhuman entity; alien n.; cf. non-human n. |
| 1943 | alternative world n. (1943) | = alternate world n. |