Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Order by: alphabetical | chronological ( asc | desc )
| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Earthian adj. (1907) | of or pertaining to Earth or Earthlings |
| 1907 | Jupiterian adj. (1907) | of or pertaining to the planet Jupiter or its inhabitants |
| 1907 | lifeboat n. (1907) | a small spacecraft designed for escaping from a damaged spaceship or space station; cf. lifeship n.; escape ship n. |
| 1907 | little green man n. (1907) | a intelligent humanoid inhabitant of outer space, esp. when regarded as stereotypical of hackneyed science fiction |
| 1906 | antigravity n. (1906) | a hypothetical force opposed to that of gravity |
| 1906 | shapechanger n. (1906) | one who can shapechange |
| 1905 | communicator n. (1905) | a device used for communication, esp. a small personal device used for voice communication |
| 1905 | ray-proof adj. (1905) | impervious to energy rays, esp. ray weapons |
| 1905 | teleview n. (1905) | a device or system for displaying video |
| 1904 | time-travelling adj. (1904) | that or who travels through time n. |
| 1902 | death ray n. (1902) | a destructive beam of energy; a device that generates such a beam |
| 1902 | mind control n. (1902) | the ability to control another personβs thoughts or actions telepathically |
| 1902 | outworld n. (1902) | a planet that is remote from the homeworld; a planet far from a solar systemβs star |
| 1901 | ant-man n. (1901) | an alien being that resembles an ant in humanoid form |
| 1901 | Centaurian adj. (1901) | of or relating to the constellation Centaurus or one of its star systems, esp. Alpha Centauri, or its inhabitants; cf. Alpha Centaurian adj. |
| 1901 | fannish adj. (1901) | of or relating to a dedicated or obsessive fan |
| 1901 | space explorer n. (1901) | one who explores space |
| 1900 | aerocar n. (1900) | a small, personal flying vehicle |
| 1900 | anti-gravitational adj. (1900) | acting against gravity |
| 1900 | battleship n. (1900) | a military spaceship having heavy armor and powerful weapons |
| 1900 | boat n. (1900) | = spaceship n. |
| 1900 | craft n. (1900) | = spacecraft n. |
| 1900 | cruiser n. (1900) | a spaceship, esp. a relatively large and powerful military spaceship |
| 1900 | earthborn adj. (1900) | originating on Earth, as opposed to outer space or another celestial body |
| 1900 | homeworld n. (1900) | the planet on which an individual being was born; the planet on which a species originated; cf. slightly earlier home planet n. |
| 1900 | midspace n. (1900) | outer space, viewed as an area in its own right |
| 1900 | vessel n. (1900) | a spacecraft |
| 1898 | disintegrator n. (1898) | a weapon that disintegrates its target |
| 1898 | Earthward adv. (1898) | toward Earth |
| 1898 | energy n. (1898) | energy portrayed as something which can be produced in a particular form, such as a projectile, beam, or wave, and transferred (typically with destructive effect) to a body upon contact |
| 1898 | fleet n. (1898) | = space fleet n. |