Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| First date | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | sleeper ship n. (1968) | a spaceship in which most or all of the passengers are in some form of suspended animation such as cold sleep in order to avoid aging during a very long voyage |
| 1968 | smof v. (1968) | to talk with fans about organizing conventions or related fan activity |
| 1968 | sonic screwdriver n. (1968) | in the British television series Doctor Who: a (hand-held) electronic device which uses sound waves to perform various mechanical and technical functions |
| 1968 | speculative fiction n. 3 (1968) | fiction which includes science fictional elements but which is regarded as not part of the genre of science fiction, as because it is soft science fiction, or to avoid a stigma felt to be associated with the term ‘science fiction’ |
| 1968 | trekkie n. (1968) | an admirer of the U.S. television programme Star Trek |
| 1968 | Vulcan mind meld n. (1968) | = mind-meld n. |
| 1968 | Vulcan nerve pinch n. (1968) | a one-handed pinch delivered (chiefly by Vulcans) to the base of a person’s neck that immediately renders the victim unconscious |
| 1967 | dystopic adj. (1967) | of, pertaining to, or resembling a dystopia n. 2 |
| 1967 | energy vampire n. (1967) | a being that feeds on energy (in various senses) |
| 1967 | Franken- prefix (1967) | (used to form nouns in the sense ‘created or modified by scientific techniques, esp. genetic engineering’) |
| 1967 | Klingon n. (1967) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a member of a humanoid alien race, characterized by authoritarian brutality and a strict code of honor; (also) the language of this race, now widely studied as an artificial language |
| 1967 | neopro n. (1967) | a new professional writer |
| 1967 | organlegger n. (1967) | a person who illegally removes organs from people or corpses and sells them to use for transplantation |
| 1967 | sublight n. (1967) | speeds below light-speed |
| 1967 | time hopper n. 2 (1967) | = time traveller n. |
| 1967 | Tolkienesque adj. (1967) | characteristic of or resembling J.R.R. Tolkien or his writings; cf. Tolkienian adj. |
| 1967 | transhuman adj. (1967) | having the qualities or characteristics of transhumans |
| 1967 | trekker n. (1967) | an admirer of the U.S. television programme Star Trek |
| 1967 | tribble n. (1967) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a species of small, furry, featureless alien |
| 1966 | ansible n. (1966) | an instantaneous communication device, not limited by the speed of light; cf. earlier ultraphone n. |
| 1966 | clone n. (1966) | any member of a hypothetical population of artificially produced, identical beings; (also) a duplicate of a living person |
| 1966 | corpsicle n. (1966) | a cryogenically frozen person; someone in cold sleep n.; (also, occasionally) a frozen corpse |
| 1966 | cryonics n. (1966) | the practice or technique of deep-freezing the bodies of people who have died, usu. of an incurable disease, with the aim of reviving them once a cure has been found |
| 1966 | Cyberman n. (1966) | in the British television series Doctor Who: one of a race of emotionless cybernetic humanoids |
| 1966 | Dyson sphere n. (1966) | an artificial structure in the form of a hollow shell surrounding a star, built esp. in order to capture the star’s energy output |
| 1966 | Earthsider n. (1966) | a native or inhabitant of Earth |
| 1966 | Nebula n. (1966) | any of several awards given annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for excellence in science fiction and fantasy writing |
| 1966 | phaser n. (1966) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a (usu. hand-held) weapon incorporating an energy beam whose phase can be altered to create different effects (such as stunning, disintegration, etc.) on the target |