Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Order by: alphabetical | chronological ( asc | desc )
| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Padawan n. (1973) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: an apprentice Jedi; also (often humorously) in extended and allusive use: a youthful, naive, or untrained person |
| 1973 | realspace n. (1973) | the ordinary universe; space that exists outside of hyperspace, wormholes, or other notional regions used for faster-than-light travel; cf. otherspace n. |
| 1973 | SFX n. (1973) | special effects |
| 1973 | shapechange v. (1973) | to change shape, by an imagined natural capability, and adopt the form and sometimes abilities of an animal or other being |
| 1973 | skiffy n. (1973) | = sci-fi adj. |
| 1973 | starfaring n. (1973) | interstellar traveling |
| 1973 | vibroknife n. (1973) | = vibroblade n. |
| 1974 | commlink n. (1974) | a communication link; a communication device |
| 1974 | Darth n. 1 (1974) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: (used as a title before the name of a Sith Lord) |
| 1974 | Force n. (1974) | (with the) in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: a mystical universal energy field which certain individuals, such as the Jedi, can harness to gain special powers or abilities |
| 1974 | hobbit-hole n. (1974) | a hobbitβs house; any small cozy house |
| 1974 | nanotechnology n. (1974) | the branch of technology that deals with dimensions and tolerances of 0.1 to 100 nanometres, or, generally, with the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules |
| 1974 | nearside n. (1974) | the part of a moon that faces the planet it orbits; cf. farside n. |
| 1974 | time-slip v. (1974) | (trans.) to transport through time via a time-slip; (intrans.) to travel through time via a time-slip; (broadly) = time travel v. |
| 1974 | uchronian adj. (1974) | of or relating to uchronias |
| 1974 | Wookiee n. (1974) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: (a member of) a race of tall, hairy, humanoid aliens |
| 1974 | world-building n. (1974) | the creation of coherent fictional realms, typically encompassing their geology, geography, ecology, etc., and the history and culture of their inhabitants; cf. earlier worldbuilder n. |
| 1975 | cryostasis n. (1975) | a frozen state of a person or body induced in order to preserve it for long periods; cryosuspension n. |
| 1975 | Dark Side n. 2 (1975) | the force of evil |
| 1975 | ecotopia n. (1975) | a place, society, or condition thought to resemble Ecotopia; a place or state which is utopian from an ecological perspective |
| 1975 | fix-up n. (1975) | a novel constructed from shorter material written separately |
| 1975 | holocamera n. (1975) | = holocam n. |
| 1975 | lightsaber n. (1975) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: a weapon resembling a sword, but having a destructive beam of light in place of a blade |
| 1975 | non-genre adj. (1975) | not science fiction, fantasy, or horror; = mainstream adj. |
| 1975 | orbital tower n. (1975) | a structure linking a planet, moon, etc., with a space station or satellite which is in stationary orbit around it; cf. skyhook n. 4 |
| 1975 | shipmind n. (1975) | an intelligent entity (alien or computer-based) that helps control a spacecraft |
| 1975 | space elevator n. (1975) | any of various proposed structures extending from the earth upwards for many miles as a means of transporting materials into space, esp. one consisting of a tether linked to a geosynchronous satellite orbiting the earth; cf. orbital tower n. |
| 1975 | space tunnel n. (1975) | = wormhole n. |
| 1975 | superluminally adv. (1975) | at a superluminal speed; faster than light |
| 1975 | temporal loop n. (1975) | = time loop n. |