Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | message rocket n. (1933) | a (small) rocket used to carry a message |
| 1933 | needle pistol n. (1933) | a handheld needle gun n. |
| 1933 | off-trail adj. (1933) | (of a story, esp. one that is not easily categorized) fantastic or science-fictional |
| 1933 | planet-wide adv. (1933) | on, over, or throughout an entire planet |
| 1933 | robotrix n. (1933) | a robot assigned a female identity; a robot having female or feminine characteristics |
| 1933 | scientifictionally adv. (1933) | in a scientifictional manner; towards scientifictional subjects or interests |
| 1933 | sci-fic n. (1933) | abbreviation of science fiction n. 2 |
| 1933 | space sailor n. (1933) | a person who travels in space, esp. as a profession |
| 1933 | spaceway n. (1933) | an established route through space; usu. in pl. spaceways space as an area in which people travel; cf. planet v. |
| 1933 | spaceworthiness n. (1933) | the condition of being spaceworthy adj. |
| 1933 | spacewreck n. (1933) | the destruction of a spacecraft; a wrecked spacecraft |
| 1933 | stfan n. (1933) | a fan of science fiction |
| 1933 | thought-variant n. (1933) | a story characterized by a focus on significant ideas rather than action |
| 1933 | time barrier n. (1933) | something (either inherent or created) that prevents travel through time |
| 1933 | time travel v. (1933) | to travel through time n. |
| 1933 | topside adv. (1933) | in or towards the upper parts of a spacecraft; (also) in or towards orbit |
| 1932 | adult fantasy n. (1932) | fantasy intended for adults rather than children |
| 1932 | alternative future n. (1932) | = alternate future n. |
| 1932 | areological adj. (1932) | of, pertaining to, or derived from areology n.; such as is described, investigated, or ascertained by areology |
| 1932 | astrogating n. (1932) | = astrogation n. |
| 1932 | atomics n. 1 (1932) | any device powered by nuclear energy, esp. a nuclear-powered engine |
| 1932 | automatics n. (1932) | a system that controls the flight of a spacecraft with little or no human intervention; any system or technology for the unsupervised control of a vehicle, environment, etc. |
| 1932 | Callistan n. 1 (1932) | a native or inhabitant of the Jovian moon Callisto; cf. slightly earlier Callistonian n. |
| 1932 | Earth-normal n. (1932) | a state, amount, or value of something (as gravity or atmospheric pressure) that is typical of what is found on Earth |
| 1932 | energy screen n. (1932) | a barrier made of or against energy; a force field n. |
| 1932 | escape ship n. (1932) | = lifeboat n.; lifeship n. |
| 1932 | force screen n. (1932) | = force field n. |
| 1932 | gravity drive n. (1932) | a spaceship drive that uses any technology associated with gravity |
| 1932 | hell planet n. (1932) | a planet regarded as dangerous or unpleasant, esp. one having climate conditions that are inhospitable for humans |
| 1932 | impervium n. (1932) | a virtually impenetrable or indestructible substance |
| 1932 | Jovian n. 2 (1932) | the language of Jovians |
| 1932 | jump n. (1932) | a journey through hyperspace n.; any (nearly) instantaneous travel over a large distance; cf. jump v. |
| 1932 | micro book n. (1932) | a book having the text reproduced at a reduced size by the use of microphotography or microprinting |
| 1932 | moon base n. (1932) | an outpost on a moon, esp. on Earthβs Moon |
| 1932 | needle gun n. (1932) | a gun that produces a very narrow beam of energy; (also) a gun that fires small slivers of metal |