Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | Venusian adj. (1872) | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the planet Venus or its inhabitants |
| 1873 | Martian adj. (1873) | of or relating to the the planet Mars or its inhabitants |
| 1873 | scientific romance n. (1873) | proto-science fiction written in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (especially in Britain), exemplified by H.G. Wells; in later use, science fiction that is similar in style or approach; also, a work of this kind |
| 1874 | Venusian n. 1 (1874) | a native or inhabitant of the planet Venus |
| 1876 | Luna n. (1876) | the Moon |
| 1876 | scientific fiction n. (1876) | = science fiction n. 2 |
| 1876 | Sirian adj. (1876) | of or relating to the Sirius system or its inhabitants |
| 1877 | areology n. (1877) | the study of the geology of the planet Mars |
| 1878 | anti-gravitation n. (1878) | a hypothetical force opposed to gravity |
| 1878 | space exploration n. (1878) | the exploration of space |
| 1878 | teleport n. 1 (1878) | a device for conveying people or things instantaneously from one place to another, esp. a machine which breaks matter down into its constituent particles or converts it into energy, information, etc., and transmits it in this form to another location where it is reconstituted; teleporter n. 2 |
| 1880 | areographer n. (1880) | one who maps or studies the planet Mars |
| 1880 | earth folk n. (1880) | = earth people n. |
| 1880 | pseudo-scientific adj. (1880) | of or relating to pseudo-science; science fictional adj. |
| 1880 | spaceship n. (1880) | a spacecraft; esp. a manned one under the control of its crew |
| 1880 | Tellurian adj. (1880) | of, relating to, or living on Earth |
| 1882 | Earthean n. (1882) | = Earthian n. 1 |
| 1882 | Earthean adj. (1882) | = Earthian adj. |
| 1882 | Marsian n. 2 (1882) | the language of Marsians; = Martian n. 2 |
| 1882 | Marsian adj. (1882) | of or relating to the the planet Mars or its inhabitants; = Martian adj. |
| 1882 | shapeshifting n. (1882) | the practice or act of changing shape to adopt the form of another animal or human |
| 1882 | solar system n. (1882) | a system of one or more stars, often with accompanying planets |
| 1883 | Cerean n. (1883) | a native or inhabitant of the dwarf planet Ceres |
| 1883 | Cerean adj. (1883) | of or relating to the dwarf planet Ceres or its inhabitants |
| 1883 | ether ship n. (1883) | a spaceship |
| 1883 | mad scientist n. (1883) | a scientist who is insane or eccentric, esp. so as to be dangerous or evil: a stock figure of melodramatic horror stories |
| 1883 | stellar cartography n. (1883) | a branch of cartography concerned with astronomical objects; (occas. cap.) an organizational unit or work area devoted to this; cf. astrogation n. |
| 1883 | Vernean adj. (1883) | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the science fiction of Jules Verne |
| 1885 | food pill n. (1885) | an edible item providing a personβs complete nutritional needs in compact form |
| 1885 | telepath v. (1885) | to transmit (a message, image, etc.) by telepathy; (also) to communicate with (a person) by telepathy; also intransitive; cf. telepathize v. |