Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | star liner n. (1932) | = space liner n. |
| 1932 | starway n. (1932) | an established route between stars; usu. pl. starways the realm of space travel in general; cf. spaceway n. |
| 1932 | superpower n. (1932) | a superhuman ability, esp. as possessed by a superhero; an ability beyond what is possible based on scientific laws |
| 1932 | telescreen n. (1932) | a video screen, esp. one forming part of a communications device |
| 1932 | Titanese adj. (1932) | of or related to the Saturnian moon Titan or its inhabitants; cf. Titanian adj. |
| 1932 | Titanese n. (1932) | a native or inhabitant of the Saturnian moon Titan; (also) a language used on Titan or by Titanese; cf. Titanian n. |
| 1932 | viewphone n. (1932) | = videophone n. |
| 1932 | visiscreen n. (1932) | = viewscreen n. |
| 1932 | Vulcanite n. (1932) | a native or inhabitant of Vulcan (a hypothetical planet orbiting nearer to the sun than Mercury) |
| 1932 | warp v. (1932) | (intransitive) to travel through space by means of a space warp n.; (transitive) to cause to move through space, to another dimension, etc., by means of a warp |
| 1931 | Alpha Centaurian n. (1931) | a native or inhabitant of the Alpha Centauri star system; cf. Centaurian n. 1 |
| 1931 | astrogation n. (1931) | the act of navigation in space, esp. by means of the observation of celestial objects |
| 1931 | astrogator n. (1931) | one who practices astrogation; (also) an instrument used for this purpose |
| 1931 | avian adj. (1931) | (of an alien) bird-like |
| 1931 | Centaurian n. 1 (1931) | a native or inhabitant of the constellation Centaurus or of a star system within it, esp. Alpha Centauri; cf. Alpha Centaurian n. |
| 1931 | deflector n. (1931) | a force field that protects something (such as a spaceship or a city) from potentially harmful objects or energy; a beam of energy that repels such objects; cf. shield n. |
| 1931 | dimensional adj. (1931) | between dimensions; joining dimensions |
| 1931 | disruptor n. (1931) | a type of energy weapon; a weapon that causes damage by disrupting the molecular bonds of its target |
| 1931 | earthport n. (1931) | a spaceport on Earth |
| 1931 | Europan adj. (1931) | of or relating to the Jovian moon Europa or its inhabitants |
| 1931 | fantasy n. 1 (1931) | a genre of fiction which contains elements of magic or the supernatural, frequently set in a world other than our own |
| 1931 | force field n. (1931) | a field of energy that acts as an invisible barrier; cf. shield n. |
| 1931 | free fall n. (1931) | a condition of weightlessness |
| 1931 | future war n. (1931) | a subgenre of science fiction dealing with warfare and how it will be practiced in the future |
| 1931 | gate n. (1931) | a matter transmission device, esp. a portal or device by means of which something may be (instantaneously) transported to another point in space or time, or into another dimension or alternate universe; cf. slightly earlier gateway n. |
| 1931 | marsport n. (1931) | a spaceport on Mars |
| 1931 | matter transmission n. (1931) | the transportation of material objects by a process analogous to radio transmission; cf. matter transmitter n. |
| 1931 | matter transmitter n. (1931) | a device for conveying matter over a distance by transforming it into energy or information, beaming this to another location, and reconstituting the original matter at the destination; cf. matter transmission n. |
| 1931 | midspace adj. (1931) | occurring in midspace n. |
| 1931 | needle-ray n. (1931) | = needle-beam n. |