Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Order by: alphabetical | chronological ( asc | desc )
| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | nova v. (1949) | to cause to become a nova; to destroy (a star, planet, etc.); (intransitive): (of a star) to become a nova; (more generally, of a star, planet, etc.) to explode |
| 1949 | Orwellian adj. (1949) | characteristic or suggestive of the writings of George Orwell, esp. of the totalitarian state depicted in his dystopian account of the future, Nineteen Eighty-four (1949) |
| 1949 | out-system adj. (1949) | of or relating to another solar system; outside of a solar system; cf. in-system adj. |
| 1949 | overmind n. (1949) | a single, non-material consciousness composed of the consciousnesses of a large number of beings |
| 1949 | plastiskin n. (1949) | synthetic skin |
| 1949 | prespace adj. (1949) | = pre-spaceflight adj. |
| 1949 | science-fictioner n. (1949) | a science fiction film or TV show |
| 1949 | Sirian n. 2 (1949) | the language of Sirians |
| 1949 | skimmer n. (1949) | any of various small vehicles that fly relatively close to the ground, esp. by means of an anti-gravity propulsion system |
| 1949 | space probe n. (1949) | an unmanned spacecraft used esp. for research or reconnaissance |
| 1949 | stun-gun v. (1949) | to shoot with a stun gun n. |
| 1949 | tanstaafl n. (1949) | (used as a proverb to assert that everything has a cost, hidden or otherwise) |
| 1949 | telekineticist n. (1949) | one who practises or has the power of telekinesis |
| 1949 | teleport n. 2 (1949) | a person who is able to teleport, esp. by psychic rather than technological means; teleporter n. 1 |
| 1949 | teleporter n. 1 (1949) | a person who is able to teleport; = teleport n. 2 |
| 1949 | thruster n. (1949) | an engine that creates thrust, esp. a small rocket engine used to adjust the attitude or course of a spacecraft in flight |
| 1949 | tie-in n. (1949) | a book, film, or the like published to take advantage of the appearance of the same work in another medium |
| 1949 | ultradrive n. (1949) | a type of faster-than-light star drive |
| 1949 | universal translator n. (1949) | a device, computer system, etc. that (instantaneously) translates among languages |
| 1949 | unperson n. (1949) | a person who, usually for political reasons, is deemed not to have existed and whose name is removed from all public records; hence, more generally: a person whose contributions or achievements are officially denied or disregarded; a person regarded as less than human |
| 1949 | videophonic adj. (1949) | of or related to videophones or their use |
| 1949 | xenologist n. (1949) | a person who studies aliens; a specialist in xenology n. |
| 1949 | xenology n. (1949) | the scientific study of aliens, esp. xenobiology n. |
| 1950 | alternate reality n. (1950) | = alternate world n. |
| 1950 | alternate universe n. 1 (1950) | = alternate world n. |
| 1950 | Anglic n. (1950) | a future language descended from Modern English |
| 1950 | Capellan n. 2 (1950) | the language of Capellans |
| 1950 | ftl adj. (1950) | = faster-than-light adj. |
| 1950 | ftl adv. (1950) | = faster than light adv. |