Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

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Word Definition
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.