Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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Word | Definition |
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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. |
Terra n. (1871) | the planet Earth |
terraform v. (1942) | to transform (a planet or environment) by terraforming n. |
terraformation n. (1971) | = terraforming n. |
terraformed adj. (1942) | of an environment or planet: transformed by terraforming n. |
terraformer n. (1942) | one who engages in terraforming n.; (in 1942 quot.) a device that is used for terraforming |
terraforming n. (1942) | the process of transforming a planet into one sufficiently similar to Earth to support Earth life-forms, esp. humans |
Terran n. 1 (1935) | a native or inhabitant of Earth |
Terran n. 2 (1944) | a common language spoken on Earth or by Earthlings |
Terran adj. (1935) | of or pertaining to Earth or its inhabitants |
Terranian n. (1913) | a native or inhabitant of Earth; = Terran n. 1; also as adj. |
Terrene n. (1929) | = Terran n. 1 |
Terrene adj. 1 (1929) | = Terran adj. |
terrene adj. 2 (1941) | made of matter (as opposed to antimatter); cf. contraterrene adj. |
terrestial n. (1930) | a person from Earth; a human |
terrestial adj. (1711) | of or from Earth or an earthling |
Terrestrial n. 1 (1889) | a native or inhabitant of Earth; = earthling n. |
Terrestrial n. 2 (1944) | a language or dialect spoken on Earth; a universal language spoken widely by Earth people; Earthian n. 2, Terran n. 2 |
Terrestrian n. (1930) | a native or inhabitant of Earth; = Terrestrial n. 1 |