Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | spidey sense n. (1963) | = spider sense n. |
| 1963 | TARDIS n. 1 (1963) | in the British television series Doctor Who: a time machine having the outward form of a police telephone box; (hence) any means of travelling through time |
| 1963 | wetware n. (1963) | biological structures or systems regarded as analogous to computer equipment; (specif.) the human brain; the mind, esp. when able to be affected or altered by computer processes |
| 1964 | armorplast n. (1964) | a strong protective material likened to plastic (as being light, flexible, or transparent) |
| 1964 | Ballardian adj. (1964) | of, relating to, or characteristic of the writing of J. G. Ballard, esp. in featuring desolate, dystopian settings and a pessimistic view of the effects of modern technological society |
| 1964 | class M planet n. (1964) | an Earth-type planet |
| 1964 | conapt n. (1964) | an apartment in a condominium |
| 1964 | core n. (1964) | the center of a galaxy |
| 1964 | graser n. (1964) | a device that produces a beam of gamma radiation, usually as an energy weapon n. |
| 1964 | hoverboard n. (1964) | a board, resembling a skateboard without wheels, which hovers above the ground using antigravity technology and may be ridden like a skateboard; cf. earlier hovercar n. |
| 1964 | jump point n. (1964) | a location where interstellar jumps are possible |
| 1964 | sailship n. (1964) | a spacecraft using a solar sail as its chief method of propulsion |
| 1964 | widescreen baroque n. (1964) | Brian Aldissβs term for: a subgenre of science fiction characterized by larger-than-life characters, violence, intrigue, extravagant settings or actions, and fast-paced plotting; a form of space opera n. |
| 1965 | autodoc n. (1965) | a system providing automated medical care |
| 1965 | Belter n. (1965) | a native or resident of an asteroid belt n. |
| 1965 | filksinging n. (1965) | the singing of filk songs |
| 1965 | galactographer n. (1965) | one who maps the physical structure of galaxies; an expert in galactography n. |
| 1965 | lasgun n. (1965) | = laser gun n. |
| 1965 | lox n. (1965) | plural of loc |
| 1965 | ramscoop n. (1965) | a space propulsion method that uses electromagnetic fields at the front of a spaceship to gather interstellar material for fuel for a fusion-powered space drive |
| 1965 | sentient n. (1965) | an intelligent being |
| 1965 | shaggy god story n. (1965) | a story in which a religious (esp. biblical) myth is explained as having a science fictional origin |
| 1965 | transhumanity n. (1965) | the quality or condition of being transhuman; also, transhumans collectively |
| 1966 | ansible n. (1966) | an instantaneous communication device, not limited by the speed of light; cf. earlier ultraphone n. |
| 1966 | clone n. (1966) | any member of a hypothetical population of artificially produced, identical beings; (also) a duplicate of a living person |
| 1966 | corpsicle n. (1966) | a cryogenically frozen person; someone in cold sleep n.; (also, occasionally) a frozen corpse |
| 1966 | cryonics n. (1966) | the practice or technique of deep-freezing the bodies of people who have died, usu. of an incurable disease, with the aim of reviving them once a cure has been found |
| 1966 | Cyberman n. (1966) | in the British television series Doctor Who: one of a race of emotionless cybernetic humanoids |
| 1966 | Dyson sphere n. (1966) | an artificial structure in the form of a hollow shell surrounding a star, built esp. in order to capture the starβs energy output |
| 1966 | Earthsider n. (1966) | a native or inhabitant of Earth |