Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | apa n. (1938) | an organization of (often science fiction) fans that publishes a periodical containing works by most or all of the members |
| 1938 | continuum n. (1938) | a universe; dimension n. |
| 1938 | Earth-norm n. (1938) | = Earth-normal n. |
| 1938 | fan fiction n. (1938) | fiction, usually fantasy or science fiction, written by a fan rather than a professional author, esp. that based on already-existing characters from a television series, book, film, etc.; (also) a piece of such writing |
| 1938 | Flash Gordon adj. (1938) | = science fictional adj.; (specif.) characteristic of hackneyed or dated science fiction; Buck Rogers adj. |
| 1938 | mech n. (1938) | = robot n.; (also) = mecha n. 1 |
| 1938 | mind-controlled adj. (1938) | of a device or a being: controlled by another personβs thoughts |
| 1938 | mind shield n. (1938) | = thought shield n. |
| 1938 | sfnal adj. (1938) | = science fictional adj. |
| 1938 | space bum n. (1938) | a spacer who wanders aimlessly; a vagrant in space; (also) a spacer who is regarded as contemptible |
| 1938 | space dock n. (1938) | a spaceport or space station, esp. one where a spaceship can undergo repair or take on supplies |
| 1938 | spacehand n. (1938) | someone who works or has experience working in space, esp. a low-ranking member of a spaceship crew |
| 1938 | subetheric adj. (1938) | of, relating to, or involving a sub-ether n. (esp. with allusion to a means of faster-than-light communication) |
| 1938 | suited adj. (1938) | wearing a spacesuit |
| 1938 | telescanner n. (1938) | a scanner, esp. one used for remote visual examination |
| 1938 | time-warped adj. (1938) | transported from the past or future by a time warp n. |
| 1938 | tin can n. (1938) | a spaceship or space station |
| 1938 | uchronia n. (1938) | = alternate history n. |
| 1938 | uchronic adj. (1938) | of or relating to uchronias |
| 1938 | vac-suit n. (1938) | = vacuum suit n. |
| 1938 | zero-gravity n. (1938) | the state or condition in which there is no apparent force of gravity acting on a body, either because the force is locally weak, or because both the body and its surroundings are freely and equally accelerating under the force |
| 1937 | Aldebaranian adj. (1937) | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Aldebaran system or its inhabitants |
| 1937 | alien life form n. (1937) | = alien n. |
| 1937 | blast-off n. (1937) | the initial thrust required to launch a rocket or the like into space; the launching of the rocket itself |
| 1937 | blast off v. (1937) | (of a person or being) to take off in a spaceship, esp. one propelled by rockets; (of a spaceship) to take off |
| 1937 | Callistan n. 2 (1937) | the language of Callistans |
| 1937 | countergravity n. (1937) | = antigravity n. |
| 1937 | deep-space adj. (1937) | of or in deep space n. |
| 1937 | Earth-normal adj. (1937) | having conditions (as of gravity or atmospheric pressure) typical of what is found on Earth |
| 1937 | fantastic n. 2 (1937) | a work of fantasy n. 1 |
| 1937 | future history n. (1937) | a fictional, self-contained, consistent, chronological framework (esp. realized across a body of work); (also) the subgenre of science fiction that uses such a framework |
| 1937 | galaxy-wide adj. (1937) | of, relating to, or extending throughout a galaxy |
| 1937 | insectoid n. (1937) | an insect-like alien |
| 1937 | interworld adj. (1937) | between or occurring between planets |
| 1937 | ish n. (1937) | an issue or edition in a series; spec. an issue of a magazine, esp. (in early use) a fanzine |
| 1937 | needler n. (1937) | = needle gun n.; (also) a person who who operates such a weapon |