Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tardis-like adj. (1984) | denoting something whose capacity is greater than is suggested by its exterior appearance |
| Tau Cetan n. (1931) | a native or inhabitant of the Tau Ceti star system; (also) the language of Tau Cetans |
| Tau Cetan adj. (1959) | of or relating to the Tau Ceti star system or its inhabitants |
| technothriller n. (1978) | a thriller which employs science fictional technology or gadgetry |
| telekineticist n. (1949) | one who practises or has the power of telekinesis |
| telempath n. (1960) | a person who has the psionic ability to sense othersβ emotions |
| telempathic adj. (1958) | of or by means of telempathy n. |
| telempathy n. (1952) | the psionic ability to sense othersβ emotions |
| telepath n. (1889) | a person or being with the ability to use telepathy |
| telepath v. (1885) | to transmit (a message, image, etc.) by telepathy; (also) to communicate with (a person) by telepathy; also intransitive; cf. telepathize v. |
| telepathize v. (1894) | = telepath v. |
| teleport n. 1 (1878) | a device for conveying people or things instantaneously from one place to another, esp. a machine which breaks matter down into its constituent particles or converts it into energy, information, etc., and transmits it in this form to another location where it is reconstituted; teleporter n. 2 |
| teleport n. 2 (1949) | a person who is able to teleport, esp. by psychic rather than technological means; teleporter n. 1 |
| teleport n. 3 (1983) | an act of teleportation n. |
| teleport v. 1 (1931) | transitive to cause to move or travel by teleportation; esp. to convey or transport instantaneously from one place to another by means of an advanced technological device |
| teleport v. 2 (1944) | intransitive to transport oneself instantaneously from one place to another; to travel by teleportation; (also) to be transported in this way, esp. by means of an advanced technological device |
| teleportage n. (1936) | = teleportation n. |
| teleportation n. (1931) | instantaneous transportation from one place to another, esp. by means of a machine which breaks matter down into its constituent particles or converts it to energy, information, etc., and transmits it in this form to another location where it is reconstituted |
| teleporter n. 1 (1949) | a person who is able to teleport; = teleport n. 2 |
| teleporter n. 2 (1950) | a device for teleporting; = teleport n. 1 |
| teleporting n. (1946) | the action of teleporting; = teleportation n. |
| teleporting adj. (1948) | capable of teleportation n.; causing teleportation n. |
| telescanner n. (1938) | a scanner, esp. one used for remote visual examination |
| telescreen n. (1932) | a video screen, esp. one forming part of a communications device |
| teleview n. (1905) | a device or system for displaying video |
| Tellurian n. (1828) | a native or inhabitant of Earth |
| Tellurian adj. (1880) | of, relating to, or living on Earth |
| Tellus n. (1930) | the planet Earth |
| temporal paradox n. (1954) | = time paradox n. |