Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Order by: alphabetical | chronological ( asc | desc )
| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | landspeeder n. (1977) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: a small vehicle that uses antigravity technology to hover close to the ground |
| 1977 | science-fictionality n. (1977) | the condition or quality of being science fictional adj.; (of a work of fiction) being science-fictional |
| 1977 | soft science fiction n. (1977) | science fiction based on the soft sciences (as sociology, anthropology, etc.); (also) science fiction in which the scientific elements are relatively unimportant to the story |
| 1976 | areologist n. (1976) | a scientist specializing in areology n. |
| 1976 | cyborg v. (1976) | to make into a cyborg |
| 1976 | cyborged adj. (1976) | (of a biological organism) made into a cyborg n. |
| 1976 | Earthish adj. (1976) | of or pertaining to Earth or its inhabitants |
| 1976 | escape pod n. (1976) | a small, minimally equipped spacecraft for emergency use; = lifeboat n. |
| 1976 | fembot n. (1976) | a robot resembling a woman in appearance; (also) a woman characterized as having robotic behavior or demeanor |
| 1976 | Mary Sue n. (1976) | a writer who inserts an idealized version of themselves in their own fan fiction n.; such a story or character |
| 1976 | matrix n. (1976) | with the: = cyberspace n. |
| 1976 | mindmeld v. (1976) | to engage in a mind-meld (with) |
| 1976 | Planet X n. (1976) | (an arbitrary designation for) an unknown or hypothetical alien planet |
| 1976 | torch drive n. (1976) | a fusion-powered, slower-than-light space drive |
| 1976 | vape v. (1976) | to vaporize by means of a weapon; to destroy completely, to annihilate |
| 1975 | cryostasis n. (1975) | a frozen state of a person or body induced in order to preserve it for long periods; cryosuspension n. |
| 1975 | Dark Side n. 2 (1975) | the force of evil |
| 1975 | disaster adj. (1975) | designating a genre that deals with a global catastrophe (natural, man-made, or extraterrestrial in origin) and its aftermath |
| 1975 | ecotopia n. (1975) | a place, society, or condition thought to resemble Ecotopia; a place or state which is utopian from an ecological perspective |
| 1975 | fix-up n. (1975) | a novel constructed from shorter material written separately |
| 1975 | holocamera n. (1975) | = holocam n. |
| 1975 | lightsaber n. (1975) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: a weapon resembling a sword, but having a destructive beam of light in place of a blade |
| 1975 | non-genre adj. (1975) | not science fiction, fantasy, or horror; = mainstream adj. |
| 1975 | orbital tower n. (1975) | a structure linking a planet, moon, etc., with a space station or satellite which is in stationary orbit around it; cf. skyhook n. 4 |
| 1975 | shipmind n. (1975) | an intelligent entity (alien or computer-based) that helps control a spacecraft |
| 1975 | space elevator n. (1975) | any of various proposed structures extending from the earth upwards for many miles as a means of transporting materials into space, esp. one consisting of a tether linked to a geosynchronous satellite orbiting the earth; cf. orbital tower n. |
| 1975 | space tunnel n. (1975) | = wormhole n. |
| 1975 | superluminally adv. (1975) | at a superluminal speed; faster than light |
| 1975 | temporal loop n. (1975) | = time loop n. |