Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | faster than light adv. (1928) | at a speed faster than that of light |
| 1928 | floater n. (1928) | a vehicle or device powered by antigravity; (specif.) an antigravity platform that flies relatively close to the ground |
| 1928 | Ganymedian adj. (1928) | of, relating to, or from Ganymede, the largest satellite of Jupiter |
| 1928 | Ganymedian n. 1 (1928) | a native or inhabitant of Ganymede, the largest satellite of Jupiter |
| 1928 | gateway n. (1928) | a portal allowing travel or communication between dimensions, alternate universes, etc.; = gate n. |
| 1928 | hyperspace n. (1928) | a dimension or other theoretical region that coexists with our own but typically has different physical laws, esp. such a region that allows travel through it such that the total journey occurs at faster-than-light speeds; cf. hyperdrive n. |
| 1928 | interspace n. (1928) | any of various types of space, as hyperspace or subspace, subject to different physical laws than our own |
| 1928 | interspace adj. (1928) | of, in, or through that part of space that is far away from planets or stars; = deep-space adj. |
| 1928 | Lunite n. (1928) | a native or inhabitant of the Moon; = Lunarian n.; Lunarite n. |
| 1928 | motherworld n. (1928) | the planet on which a species originated; cf. homeworld n. |
| 1928 | pressure suit n. (1928) | = space suit n. |
| 1928 | rocketeer n. (1928) | a person who experiments with, pilots, or travels in a rocket |
| 1928 | spaceboat n. (1928) | = spaceship n.; (sometimes specif.) a small spacecraft |
| 1928 | space-bound adj. 1 (1928) | restricted to space |
| 1928 | space car n. (1928) | = spacecraft n. |
| 1928 | space flyer n. 2 (1928) | a space traveller; an astronaut |
| 1928 | space lane n. (1928) | an established route through space |
| 1928 | space navigation n. (1928) | navigation in space; = astrogation n. |
| 1928 | space traveller n. (1928) | a traveller in outer space |
| 1928 | space travelling n. (1928) | travelling through outer space |
| 1928 | space vehicle n. (1928) | = spacecraft n. |
| 1928 | super-scientist n. (1928) | a person who studies, or creates inventions using, superscience n. |
| 1928 | ultraphone n. (1928) | a communications device that transmits messages faster than the speed of light |
| 1928 | videophone n. (1928) | a telephone system that transmits video as well as audio; a telephone that incorporates a video screen on which the other party may be seen |
| 1928 | viewplate n. (1928) | = visiplate n. |
| 1927 | artificial gravity n. (1927) | any technological effect that simulates gravity, esp. in a spaceship |
| 1927 | interplanetary n. (1927) | a story about interplanetary travel |
| 1927 | Lovecraftian adj. (1927) | of, relating to, or characteristic of the writing of H. P. Lovecraft, esp. in featuring elements of supernatural and often existential horror |
| 1927 | materialize v. (1927) | to appear in a (reconstituted) physical form after travelling through space or time by means of a matter transmitter or similar device |
| 1927 | neutronium n. (1927) | an extremely dense material composed entirely of free neutrons |
| 1927 | non-human n. (1927) | a non-human creature or organism, such as an animal, an alien, or a supernatural being; = unhuman n. |
| 1927 | plane n. (1927) | = dimension n. |