Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Order by: alphabetical | chronological ( asc | desc )
| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1711 | terrestial adj. (1711) | of or from Earth |
| 1708 | Lunarian n. (1708) | a native or inhabitant of the Moon |
| 1698 | Mercurian n. (1698) | a native or inhabitant of Mercury |
| 1675 | Saturnian adj. (1675) | of or relating to the the planet Saturn or its inhabitants |
| 1621 | shapechanging adj. (1621) | pertaining to the act of or ability to shapechange; that shapechanges |
| — | 3-di n. (No cites) | see three-D n. |
| — | 3V n. (No cites) | see tri-v n. |
| — | cosy catastrophe n. (No cites) | see catastrophe adj. |
| — | hobbitish adj. (No cites) | resembling a hobbit, hobbit-like |
| — | nanotechnologist n. (No cites) | an expert or specialist in nanotechnology |
| — | null-gravity n. (No cites) | see null-g n. |
| — | Peter Parker principle n. (No cites) | see Spider-Man principle n. |
| — | relaxicon n. (No cites) | see relaxacon n. |
| — | treedy n. (No cites) | see tri-D n. |
| — | tridee n. (No cites) | see tri-D n. |
| — | tri-di n. (No cites) | see tri-D n. |
| — | triffidian adj. (No cites) | like, or in the manner of a triffid |
| — | triffid-like adj. (No cites) | like, or in the manner of a triffid |
| — | trivee n. (No cites) | see tri-v n. |
| — | utopia n. (No cites) | a place, state, or condition ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions |
| — | utopian n. (No cites) | one who conceives, proposes, or introduces schemes supposed or intended to bring about improved or perfect social and political conditions, etc.; an advocate of social reform |
| — | visaphone n. (No cites) | see visiphone n. |