Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| time warp n. (1937) | a distortion of space-time by which people or objects at one point in time can be (instantly) moved to another, or within which time moves at a different speed |
| time warp v. (1969) | transitive to transport (something) from one time to another by a time warp; also intransitive with reflexive or passive meaning |
| time-warped adj. (1938) | transported from the past or future by a time warp n. |
| time-warping adj. (1940) | that creates a time warp; that moves (something) through time; (also) of or relating to a time warp |
| timey-wimey adj. (2007) | denoting a (complex) time-travel situation or story, esp. one characterised by time paradoxes |
| tin can n. (1938) | a spaceship or space station |
| Titanese n. (1932) | a native or inhabitant of the Saturnian moon Titan; (also) a language used on Titan or by Titanese; cf. Titanian n. |
| Titanese adj. (1932) | of or related to the Saturnian moon Titan or its inhabitants; cf. Titanian adj. |
| Titanian n. (1931) | a native or inhabitant of the Saturnian moon Titan; (rarely) a native or inhabitant of the Uranian moon Titania |
| Titanian adj. (1931) | of or relating to the Saturnian moon of Titan or its inhabitants; (rarely) of or relating to the Uranian moon Titania or its inhabitants |
| Tolkienesque adj. (1967) | characteristic of or resembling J.R.R. Tolkien or his writings; cf. Tolkienian adj. |
| Tolkienian adj. (1954) | of or pertaining to J.R.R. Tolkien or his writings; cf. Tolkienesque adj. |
| topside adv. (1933) | in or towards the upper parts of a spacecraft; (also) in or towards orbit |
| torch n. (1950) | = torch drive n. |
| torch v. (1956) | to travel in a spaceship using a torch drive |
| torch drive n. (1976) | a fusion-powered, slower-than-light space drive |
| torcher n. (1953) | a pilot of a spaceship with a torch drive |
| torchship n. (1953) | a spaceship that uses a torch drive n. |
| Torment Nexus n. (2021) | a fictional dystopian invention that inspires or resembles an unwanted later real-world creation |
| tractor n. (1931) | = tractor beam n. |
| tractor beam n. (1931) | an energy beam that causes the target to be moved or immobilized in space; (also, in early use) a device producing such a beam |
| tractor field n. (1931) | = tractor beam n. |
| tractor ray n. (1931) | = tractor beam n. |
| transdimensional adj. (1931) | designating movement between dimensions; involving more than one dimension |
| transgalactic adj. (1930) | across, crossing, or extending across a galaxy |
| transhuman n. (1978) | a person who has gained abilities (as through genetic engineering or cybernetic augmentation) sufficiently advanced that they are regarded as a different species |
| transhuman adj. (1967) | having the qualities or characteristics of transhumans |
| transhumanity n. (1965) | the quality or condition of being transhuman; also, transhumans collectively |
| transmat n. (1952) | = matter transmitter n. |
| transporter n. (1940) | a device for conveying people or things instantaneously from one place to another, esp. a machine which converts matter into energy, individual atoms, information, etc., and transmits it in this form to another location where it is reconstituted; = matter transmitter n. |