Date added | Word | Definition |
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2020-12-10 | space-bound adj. 2 (1942) | headed to space |
2020-12-09 | matrix n. (1976) | with the: = cyberspace n. |
2020-12-09 | loc v. (1965) | to write a loc (to) |
2020-12-09 | braintape n. (1946) | a recording of the (entire) contents of a person’s mind |
2020-12-07 | hypospray n. (1947) | an injection device which forces a fine, high-pressure jet of fluid through the skin without breaking it |
2020-12-07 | tribble n. (1967) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a species of small, furry, featureless aliens |
2020-12-07 | smeghead n. (1988) | in the British TV series Red Dwarf: a foolish or contemptible person |
2020-12-07 | smeg n. (1988) | in the British TV series Red Dwarf: (used as a mild expletive) |
2020-12-07 | smeg v. (1988) | in the British TV series Red Dwarf: (used as a mild expletive) |
2020-12-07 | 3V n. (No cites) | see tri-v n. |
2020-12-07 | planetside n. (1959) | the surface of a planet; a base or other installation on a planet |
2020-12-06 | newspeak n. (1949) | the artificial language used for official propaganda in the dystopia of Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four; (hence): any corrupt form of English; esp. ambiguous or euphemistic language as used in official pronouncements or political propaganda |
2020-12-05 | Wookiee n. (1974) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: (a member of) a race of tall, hairy, humanoid aliens |
2020-12-05 | Romulan n. (1966) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a member of a humanoid alien race |
2020-12-05 | mundane adj. 2 (2004) | denoting a subgenre of science fiction characterized by a rejection of themes considered scientifically implausible (as faster-than-light travel, alternate universes, etc.) |
2020-11-30 | space sailor n. (1933) | a person who travels in space, esp. as a profession |
2020-11-29 | suit radio n. (1941) | a communications system in the helmet of a space suit |
2020-11-29 | Padawan n. (1973) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: an apprentice Jedi; also (often humorously) in extended and allusive use: a youthful, naive, or untrained person |
2020-11-29 | triffid n. (1951) | in John Wyndham’s novel The Day of the Triffids: one of a race of malevolent alien plants which threaten to overrun the world |
2020-11-27 | Tardis n. 2 (1969) | (literally or figuratively) something with a larger capacity than its outward appearance suggests |
2020-11-27 | TARDIS n. 1 (1963) | in the British television series Doctor Who: a time machine having the outward form of a police telephone box; (hence) any means of travelling through time |
2020-11-23 | energy rifle n. (1934) | an energy gun in the form of a long shoulder weapon |
2020-11-23 | light barrier n. 1 (1930) | a force field made of beams of light |
2020-11-23 | light barrier n. 2 (1950) | the speed of light, as a theoretical limit of speed of any object |
2020-11-20 | jet car n. (1946) | a form of aircar powered by jets |
2020-11-18 | hyperspeed n. (1954) | a speed faster than the speed of light |
2020-11-17 | Lunarian adj. (1868) | from or characteristic of Earth’s Moon |
2020-11-12 | atomics n. 1 (1932) | any device powered by nuclear energy, esp. a nuclear-powered engine |
2020-11-12 | atomics n. 2 (1943) | atomic weapons |
2020-11-11 | pseudogravitational adj. (1942) | of or relating to pseudogravity n. |
2020-11-11 | pseudo-gravitation n. (1941) | = pseudogravity n. |
2020-11-11 | time radio n. (1934) | a device that allows messages (but not physical objects) to be sent across time |
2020-11-11 | unobtainium n. (1956) | a hypothetical substance that would be highly desirable but is unrealized or unobtainable; a notional substance with exceptional or ideal properties |
2020-11-11 | plane n. (1927) | = dimension n. |
2020-11-11 | omniverse n. (1948) | all universes collectively; cf. multiverse n. 1 |
2020-11-11 | contragravity n. (1929) | = antigravity n. |
2020-11-11 | time hopper n. 1 (1955) | = time machine n. |
2020-11-11 | time hopper n. 2 (1967) | = time traveller n. |
2020-11-11 | red pill n. (1998) | a drug that reveals esp. unpleasant truths of the real world; cf. blue pill n. |
2020-11-11 | blue pill n. (1998) | a drug that allows one to remain ignorant of reality; cf. red pill n. |
2020-11-11 | time police n. (1950) | officers who travels through time to attempt to prevent the past from being changed; a governmental body that regulates time travel |
2020-11-11 | time fault n. (1934) | a disturbance in time; a place where time travel is possible, or where time progresses in unpredictable ways; cf. timeslip n., time storm n. |
2020-11-10 | nowhen adv. (1982) | (in time-travel contexts): in or at no time |
2020-11-10 | Standard n. (1952) | (the name of) a language spoken on multiple worlds or by multiple species; the common language of a group or place; cf. Galactic n. 2 |
2020-11-10 | everywhen n. (1942) | (in time-travel contexts) all points in time |
2020-11-10 | Anglic n. (1950) | a future language descended from Modern English |
2020-11-06 | -con suffix (1940) | (used to form the names of conventions, with the first element indicating the location or (typically in informal designations) the main subject or focus of the event) cf. con n. |
2020-11-06 | Dark Side n. 2 (1975) | the force of evil |
2020-11-06 | eyetracks n. (1952) | imaginary marks left on a book by the act of reading it |
2020-11-05 | gravity plate n. (1932) | a device that creates or nullifies the effects of gravity |