Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| saucerman n. (1950) | a being that travels in a flying saucer; = [[2038]saucerian]] |
| saucer people n. (1952) | = saucerians |
| scanner n. (1935) | a device, system, etc. used for systematically examining something or gathering data, esp. at a distance or through obstacles |
| science fantasy n. 1 (1931) | = science fiction n. 2; a work in this genre |
| science fantasy n. 2 (1932) | = imaginative fiction |
| science fantasy n. 3 (1948) | a genre which combines elements of science fiction and fantasy; a work in this genre |
| science fantasy n. 4 (1950) | a genre of science fiction characterized by phenomena which are thought to be scientifically impossible (such as time travel or ftl drives); soft science fiction n.; (also) a work in this genre |
| science fiction n. 1 (1897) | a work of science fiction n. 2 |
| science fiction n. 2 (1898) | a genre (of fiction, film, etc.) in which the plot or setting features speculative scientific or technological advances or differences |
| science fiction adj. (1911) | of, relating to, or characteristic of science fiction n. 2 |
| science fictional adj. (1932) | being, pertaining to, or characteristic of science fiction n. 2 |
| science-fictionality n. (1977) | the condition or quality of being science fictional adj.; (of a work of fiction) being science-fictional |
| science-fictionalized adj. (1950) | that has been made science fictional adj. in character |
| science-fictionally adv. (1936) | in the manner of science fiction n. 2 |
| science fictioneer n. (1936) | a writer or aficionado of science fiction |