Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Order by: alphabetical | chronological ( asc | desc )
| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | home planet n. (1896) | = homeworld n. |
| 1895 | shapeshifting adj. (1895) | pertaining to shapeshifting; that shapeshifts |
| 1895 | Wellsian adj. (1895) | of, pertaining to, or resembling the ideas and writings of H. G. Wells, esp. in his science fiction, social comment, etc. |
| 1894 | somewhen adv. (1894) | in time-travel contexts: another time; in or to another time |
| 1894 | telepathize v. (1894) | = telepath v. |
| 1894 | time machine n. (1894) | a device capable of transporting a person backwards or forwards in time n. |
| 1894 | time traveller n. (1894) | one who travels through time n. |
| 1894 | time-travelling n. (1894) | the activity of travelling into the past or future; hypothetical movement through time |
| 1892 | worldbuilder n. (1892) | a writer who engages in world-building n. |
| 1891 | earthrise n. (1891) | the rise of earth above the horizon, as seen by an observer on (or in orbit around) another planet; an instance of this |
| 1890 | space journey n. (1890) | a journey in space |
| 1889 | speculative fiction n. 1 (1889) | = science fiction n. 2; (sometimes spec.) hard science fiction n. |
| 1889 | telepath n. (1889) | a person or being with the ability to use telepathy |
| 1889 | Terrestrial n. (1889) | a native or inhabitant of Earth; = earthling n. |
| 1888 | intergalactic adj. (1888) | situated between galaxies; of, pertaining to, or occupying the regions between galaxies |
| 1888 | Lunarite n. (1888) | a native or inhabitant of the Moon; = Lunarian n.; Lunite n. |
| 1888 | skyhook n. 1 (1888) | an imaginary device for attaching something to the sky |
| 1887 | planetquake n. (1887) | seismic activity on the surface of a planet, especially one other than Earth |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1880 | areographer n. (1880) | one who maps or studies the planet Mars |
| 1880 | earth folk n. (1880) | = earth people n. |
| 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 the planet Earth |