Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1849 | earthman n. (1849) | a person (esp. a man) who is a native or inhabitant of Earth |
| 1849 | Neptunian adj. (1849) | of or relating to the the planet Neptune or its inhabitants |
| 1849 | non-terrestrial adj. (1849) | not found on or originating from Earth |
| 1849 | thought wave n. (1849) | a thought emanating from one's mind, esp. a telepathic emanation; a thought or thoughts travelling on a hypothetical medium of thought transfer |
| 1853 | Marsian n. 1 (1853) | a native or inhabitant of the planet Mars; = Martian n. 1 |
| 1854 | extraterrestrial adj. (1854) | existing or originating outside the earth or its atmosphere |
| 1855 | Jupiterian n. (1855) | a native or inhabitant of the planet Jupiter |
| 1856 | lightspeed n. 1 (1856) | the speed of light |
| 1858 | earthling n. (1858) | a native or inhabitant of Earth |
| 1858 | Planet Earth n. (1858) | (without the), the earth, as distinct from the rest of the universe, esp. when considered as the planet on which humans live, or on which living organisms form an ecological system; the whole world |
| 1861 | Earthian n. 1 (1861) | a native or inhabitant of Earth; = earthling n. |
| 1864 | shapechanging n. (1864) | the act of or ability to shapechange |
| 1866 | time n. (1866) | time viewed as a medium through which travel into the past or future is hypothesized or imagined to be possible |
| 1867 | asteroid belt n. (1867) | the toroidal region of space around a star in which most asteroid orbits occur |
| 1868 | areography n. (1868) | the study or mapping of the planet Mars |
| 1868 | dystopian n. (1868) | one who advocates or describes a dystopia n. 2 |
| 1868 | light-year n. (1868) | the distance light travels in one year |
| 1868 | Martian n. 1 (1868) | a native or inhabitant of the planet Mars; cf. earlier Marsian n. 1 |
| 1869 | Jovian n. 1 (1869) | a native or inhabitant of the planet Jupiter |
| 1870 | meteor storm n. (1870) | a particularly intense meteor shower, esp. occurring when the earth intercepts a meteor stream soon after the originating comet has passed; an intense encounter with a stream of meteors in space |
| 1870 | Neptunian n. 1 (1870) | a native or inhabitant of the planet Neptune |
| 1871 | aircar n. (1871) | = aerocar n. |
| 1871 | earth people n. (1871) | natives or inhabitants of Earth; cf. earth person n. |
| 1871 | Terra n. (1871) | the planet Earth |
| 1872 | spaceward adv. (1872) | towards or in the direction of space |
| 1872 | Venusian adj. (1872) | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the planet Venus or its inhabitants |
| 1873 | Martian adj. (1873) | of or relating to the the planet Mars or its inhabitants |
| 1873 | scientific romance n. (1873) | proto-science fiction written in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (especially in Britain), exemplified by H.G. Wells; in later use, science fiction that is similar in style or approach; also, a work of this kind |