Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| robot n. (1920) | a (semi-)intelligent artificial being typically made of metal and resembling in some way a human or other animal |
| robotic n. (1950) | a robot; a robotic device |
| robotic adj. (1927) | of the nature of a robot; of or relating to robots; (also) that is a robot; automated |
| robotical adj. (1940) | of or relating to robots; (also) suggestive of a robot; mechanical |
| robotically adv. 1 (1924) | in the manner of a robot; mechanically; without emotion |
| robotically adv. 2 (1953) | by means of a robot or robotics |
| roboticist n. (1942) | a scientist or engineer who studies or works with robots |
| roboticized adj. (1952) | that is or has been made robotic |
| robotics n. (1941) | the technology or science of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots and similar automatic devices |
| robotrix n. (1933) | a robot assigned a female identity; a robot having female or feminine characteristics |
| rocketeer n. (1928) | a person who experiments with, pilots, or travels in a rocket |
| rocketman n. (1931) | = rocketeer n. |
| rocketport n. (1931) | a place where rockets can take off and land; cf. spaceport n. |
| rocket-ship n. (1925) | a spacecraft powered by rockets |
| romantasy n. (2008) | a subgenre that combines elements of romance and fantasy, esp. in featuring sexual relationships between humans and supernatural creatures |
| Romulan n. (1966) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a member of a humanoid alien race |
| RSN adv. (1959) | = RealSoonNow adv. |
| sailship n. (1964) | a spacecraft using a solar sail as its chief method of propulsion |
| sapience n. (1962) | (of non-humans) intelligence |
| sapient n. (1958) | an intelligent alien |
| sapient adj. (1935) | of an alien or machine: intelligent; having human-like intelligence |
| Saturnian n. 1 (1738) | a native or inhabitant of the planet Saturn |
| Saturnian n. 2 (1935) | the language of Saturnians |
| Saturnian adj. (1675) | of or relating to the the planet Saturn or its inhabitants |
| saucer n. (1947) | = flying saucer n. |
| saucerian n. (1947) | a being that travels in a flying saucer; = alien n. |