Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Order by: alphabetical | chronological ( asc | desc )
| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | sub-ether n. (1930) | a medium through which faster-than-light signals (or (rarely) objects) travel |
| 1930 | Tellus n. (1930) | the planet Earth |
| 1930 | terrestial n. (1930) | a person from Earth; a human |
| 1930 | terrestrian adj. (1930) | of Earth |
| 1930 | tight-beam n. (1930) | a highly focused energy beam, esp. one that conveys communications; a device or system that sends such a beam; a message sent by such a device or system |
| 1930 | transgalactic adj. (1930) | across, crossing, or extending across a galaxy |
| 1930 | Vegan n. 1 (1930) | a native or inhabitant of the solar system of the star Vega |
| 1930 | Vegan adj. (1930) | of or pertaining to the star Vega, or the natives or inhabitants of its solar system |
| 1930 | Venerian n. 2 (1930) | the language of Venerians |
| 1930 | viewscreen n. (1930) | a television or similar electronic display screen for viewing images or data |
| 1930 | vision plate n. (1930) | = viewscreen n. |
| 1930 | visiplate n. (1930) | = viewscreen n. |
| 1929 | contragravity n. (1929) | = antigravity n. |
| 1929 | Earthan n. (1929) | Earthian n. 1; (also) Earthian n. 2 |
| 1929 | Earthward adj. (1929) | facing toward Earth |
| 1929 | feelie n. (1929) | a motion picture augmented by tactile effects which are felt by the viewer; chiefly in plural (frequently with the): the screening of such pictures; such pictures as a type of entertainment |
| 1929 | force beam n. (1929) | = tractor beam n.; = pressor beam n. |
| 1929 | graviton n. (1929) | a subatomic particle thought of as propagating the action of gravitational force |
| 1929 | gravitonic adj. (1929) | of or relating to gravitons |
| 1929 | home sun n. (1929) | = home star n. |
| 1929 | light-speed n. 2 (1929) | a unit of measure of speed equal to the speed of light; cf. light n. 1 |
| 1929 | mind-controlling adj. (1929) | of a device or a being: having the ability to control a personβs thoughts or actions; (also) of or relating to mind control n. |
| 1929 | planetless adj. (1929) | of a star: having no orbiting planets; (occasionally, of people) having no home planet; homeless in space |
| 1929 | pseudopod n. (1929) | a temporary functional limb extended from the body of an amorphous being |
| 1929 | raise v. (1929) | to cause (a spaceship) to lift off a planet; (of a spaceship) to lift off a planet |
| 1929 | ray pistol n. (1929) | a handheld ray gun n. |
| 1929 | science-fictionist n. (1929) | a writer or aficionado of science fiction n. 2 |
| 1929 | scientifictional adj. (1929) | being, pertaining to, or characteristic of scientifiction n. |
| 1929 | scientifictionist n. (1929) | a fan or writer of science fiction n. 2 |
| 1929 | sf n. (1929) | = science fiction n. 2 |
| 1929 | sf adj. (1929) | = science fiction adj. |
| 1929 | Sol n. 1 (1929) | the star that Earth orbits; the Sun |
| 1929 | space bus n. (1929) | a spacecraft designed to ferry people (and sometimes freight) short distances |
| 1929 | spacecraft n. (1929) | any vehicle designed to travel in space |
| 1929 | space fiction n. (1929) | science fiction set in space or on other worlds, or involving space travel n. |
| 1929 | space gun n. 1 (1929) | a large gun which projects a spacecraft into space; (also) a hand-held gun whose recoil is used by an astronaut for propulsion |
| 1929 | space navigator n. (1929) | one who navigates a spaceship; = astrogator n. |