New Entries (since site relaunch)
| Date added | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-25 | mind-controlling adj. (1929) | of a device or a being: having the ability to control a personβs thoughts or actions; (also) of or relating to mind control n. |
| 2022-08-25 | mind-controlled adj. (1938) | of a device or a being: controlled by another personβs thoughts |
| 2022-08-23 | telepathize v. (1894) | = telepath v. |
| 2022-08-23 | mind-control v. (1970) | to use mind control on (a person); to control or influence (a person) telepathically |
| 2022-08-11 | Callistonian adj. (1930) | = Callistan adj. |
| 2022-08-11 | Callistonian n. (1930) | = Callistan n. 1 |
| 2022-07-27 | men in black n. (1956) | dark-clothed men of unknown identity or origin, who supposedly visit those who have encountered a UFO or alien in order to prevent them from publicizing their experience |
| 2022-07-20 | beamer n. (1945) | a device (esp. a weapon) that emits a beam of energy |
| 2022-07-12 | teleview n. (1905) | a device or system for displaying video |
| 2022-07-05 | planet-hopping adj. (1946) | that planet-hops; of or relating to planet-hopping n. |
| 2022-07-05 | planet-hopping n. (1945) | the action of making (short) trips from one planet to another |
| 2022-07-05 | planet-hop v. (1953) | to travel from one planet to another, esp. in short trips |
| 2022-07-05 | planet hop n. (1948) | a (short) trip made from one planet to another |
| 2022-06-24 | home sun n. (1929) | = home star n. |
| 2022-06-21 | space-pale adj. (1948) | pale from being in space; cf. space-tanned adj. |
| 2022-06-13 | space-born adj. 2 (1944) | (of something non-living) developed or created in space, rather than on a planet; originating in space |
| 2022-06-13 | space-born adj. 1 (1940) | (of a person) born in space, rather than on a planet |
| 2022-06-06 | space epic n. (1943) | a subgenre of science fiction featuring adventure-driven plots set in outer space; a work in this genre; cf. space opera n. |
| 2022-06-03 | insectoidal adj. (1956) | = insectoid adj. |
| 2022-06-02 | Hamiltonian adj. (1939) | of, relating to, or characteristic of the writing of Edmond Hamilton |
| 2022-05-23 | Lovecraftian n. (1944) | a devotee or follower of H.P. Lovecraft |
| 2022-05-20 | wallscreen n. (1931) | a large wall-mounted video display |
| 2022-05-18 | sol n. 2 (1939) | = solar n. |
| 2022-05-18 | solar n. (1942) | a unit of currency, esp. one used throughout a solar system; cf. earlier sol n. 2 |
| 2022-05-17 | science fiction n. 1 (1897) | a work of science fiction n. 2 |
| 2022-05-05 | gram v. (1940) | = spacegram v. |
| 2022-05-05 | spacegram v. (1931) | transitive to send (a spacegram); also with recipient as object, and intransitive |
| 2022-05-05 | spacegram n. (1931) | a brief (written) message sent through space |
| 2022-04-28 | life tube n. (1930) | an escape pod having a cylindrical shape; cf. lifeboat n. |
| 2022-04-25 | suit phone n. (1931) | a communications system in the helmet of a space suit; cf. suit radio n. |
| 2022-04-19 | Titanese adj. (1932) | of, or related to, the Saturnian moon Titan or its inhabitants; cf. Titanian adj. |
| 2022-04-19 | Titanese n. (1932) | a native or inhabitant of the Saturnian moon Titan; (also) a language used on Titan or by Titanese; cf Titanian n. |
| 2022-04-18 | Titanian adj. (1931) | of or relating to the Saturnian moon of Titan or its inhabitants; (rarely) of or relating to the Uranian moon Titania or its inhabitants |
| 2022-04-18 | Titanian n. (1931) | a native or inhabitant of the Saturnian moon Titan; (rarely) a native or inhabitant of the Uranian moon Titania |
| 2022-04-14 | astroengineer n. (1947) | an engineer who works on spacecraft or in space; a person who designs or operates the propulsion systems of spacecraft |
| 2022-04-11 | starport n. (1950) | a place where (interstellar) spacecraft can take off and land; = spaceport n. |
| 2022-04-07 | jaunt v. (1956) | esp. in reference to teleportation by psychic rather than technological means: = teleport v. 1; = teleport v. 2 |
| 2022-04-06 | saucer people n. (1952) | = saucerians |
| 2022-04-06 | saucerian n. (1947) | a being that travels in a flying saucer; = alien n. |
| 2022-03-28 | time-warping adj. (1940) | that creates a time warp; that moves (something) through time; (also) of or relating to a time warp |
| 2022-03-25 | Kornbluthian adj. (1941) | of, relating to, or characteristic of the writing of Cyril M. Kornbluth |
| 2022-03-23 | Jonbar adj. (1977) | in time-travel or alternate-history contexts: denoting a point at which a (trivial) action can result in a significantly different timeline (chiefly in form Jonbar hinge, Jonbar point) |
| 2022-03-17 | Marsian n. 2 (1882) | the language of Marsians; = Martian n. 2 |
| 2022-03-17 | Marsian adj. (1882) | of or relating to the the planet Mars or its inhabitants; = Martian adj. |
| 2022-03-17 | Marsian n. 1 (1853) | a native or inhabitant of the planet Mars; = Martian n. 1 |
| 2022-03-14 | out-planet adj. (1944) | = outworld adj. |
| 2022-03-14 | out-planet n. (1943) | = outworld n. |
| 2022-03-11 | ion gun n. (1935) | an energy weapon that emits ions |
| 2022-03-10 | Vestan adj. (1941) | of or relating to the asteroid Vesta or its inhabitants |
| 2022-03-10 | Vestan n. (1942) | a native or inhabitant of the asteroid Vesta |