Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Order by: alphabetical | chronological ( asc | desc )
| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | holovision n. (1966) | = tri-v n. |
| 1966 | Nebula n. (1966) | any of several awards given annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for excellence in science fiction and fantasy writing |
| 1966 | phaser n. (1966) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a (usu. hand-held) weapon incorporating an energy beam whose phase can be altered to create different effects (such as stunning, disintegration, etc.) on the target |
| 1966 | Romulan n. (1966) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a member of a humanoid alien race |
| 1966 | skyhook n. 4 (1966) | = orbital tower n. |
| 1966 | sophont n. (1966) | an intelligent being |
| 1966 | spinward adv. (1966) | in the direction that something (as a space station or a galaxy) is rotating |
| 1966 | sublight adv. (1966) | at a speed below light-speed |
| 1966 | tricorder n. (1966) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a medium-sized hand-held device used for data sensing, analysis, and recording |
| 1966 | Vulcan n. (1966) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a member of a humanoid alien race, characterized by strictly logical and rational thinking and the suppression of normal human emotions; (hence) a person regarded as having similar characteristics |
| 1967 | dystopic adj. (1967) | of, pertaining to, or resembling a dystopia n. 2 |
| 1967 | energy vampire n. (1967) | a being that feeds on energy (in various senses) |
| 1967 | Franken- prefix (1967) | (used to form nouns in the sense ‘created or modified by scientific techniques, esp. genetic engineering’) |
| 1967 | Klingon n. (1967) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a member of a humanoid alien race, characterized by authoritarian brutality and a strict code of honor; (also) the language of this race, now widely studied as an artificial language |
| 1967 | neopro n. (1967) | a new professional writer |
| 1967 | organlegger n. (1967) | a person who illegally removes organs from people or corpses and sells them to use for transplantation |
| 1967 | sublight n. (1967) | speeds below light-speed |
| 1967 | time hopper n. 2 (1967) | = time traveller n. |
| 1967 | Tolkienesque adj. (1967) | characteristic of or resembling J.R.R. Tolkien or his writings; cf. Tolkienian adj. |
| 1967 | transhuman adj. (1967) | having the qualities or characteristics of transhumans |
| 1967 | trekker n. (1967) | an admirer of the U.S. television programme Star Trek |
| 1967 | tribble n. (1967) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a species of small, furry, featureless alien |
| 1968 | cloaking device n. (1968) | a device or system for rendering something invisible or undetectable |
| 1968 | fanfic n. (1968) | = fan fiction n. |
| 1968 | filksing n. (1968) | a session or event of filk singing |
| 1968 | holocam n. (1968) | a device that takes holographic images |
| 1968 | in-system adj. (1968) | of or relating to the area within a solar system; operating only within a solar system; cf. intersystem adj., out-system adj. |
| 1968 | mind-meld n. (1968) | a technique for the psychic fusion of two or more minds, permitting unrestricted communication or deep understanding; the act or an instance of doing this; cf. earlier mindlink n. |
| 1968 | mindmelding n. (1968) | = mind-meld n. |