Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Order by: alphabetical | chronological
Word | Definition |
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xenologist n. (1949) | a person who studies aliens; a specialist in xenology n. |
xenology n. (1949) | the scientific study of aliens, esp. xenobiology n. |
xenopsychologist n. (1980) | a specialist in xenopsychology n. |
xenopsychology n. (1972) | the psychology of alien races |
X-Phile n. (1994) | a fan of the TV show The X-Files |
zap gun n. (1934) | = ray gun n. |
zero-g n. (1940) | = zero-gravity n. |
zero-gravity n. (1938) | the state or condition in which there is no apparent force of gravity acting on a body, either because the force is locally weak, or because both the body and its surroundings are freely and equally accelerating under the force |
zine n. (1941) | = fanzine n. |