New Entries (since site relaunch)
| Date added | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-01 | time crime n. (1955) | a violation of time travel laws, esp. an illegal attempt to change the past; such violations collectively; cf. time police n. |
| 2022-10-18 | problem story n. (1941) | a story concerned primarily with the resolution of a (technical) problem |
| 2022-10-06 | thought screen n. (1931) | = thought shield n. |
| 2022-10-06 | thought shield n. (1931) | a mental barrier that prevents oneโs thoughts from being read by a telepath; = mind shield n. |
| 2022-10-06 | thought wave n. (1849) | a thought emanating from one's mind, esp. a telepathic emanation; a thought or thoughts travelling on a hypothetical medium of thought transfer |
| 2022-09-30 | planetquake n. (1887) | seismic activity on the surface of a planet, especially one other than Earth |
| 2022-09-30 | moonquake n. (1847) | seismic activity on the surface of the Moon or (broadly) of any moon |
| 2022-09-30 | marsquake n. (1912) | seismic activity on the surface of Mars |
| 2022-09-27 | telescanner n. (1938) | a scanner, esp. one used for remote visual examination |
| 2022-09-22 | plastiskin n. (1949) | synthetic skin |
| 2022-09-20 | planet v. (1945) | to land on or arrive at a planet; hence planeted adj. |
| 2022-09-16 | Martianess n. (1898) | a female Martian |
| 2022-09-16 | supervillainess n. (1970) | a woman who uses superpowers or superscience for malevolent purposes; a female supervillain n. |
| 2022-09-16 | superheroine n. (1960) | a woman who uses superpowers or superscience for benevolent purposes; a female superhero n. |
| 2022-09-12 | inhuman n. (1926) | a nonhuman being; cf. alien n. |
| 2022-09-07 | supervillain n. (1917) | a person who uses superpowers or superscience for malevolent purposes |
| 2022-09-01 | time opera n. (1953) | a subgenre of science fiction featuring adventure-driven, extravagantly dramatic plots based on time travel; a work in this genre |
| 2022-08-30 | neurolink n. (1990) | a technologically based communication connection between a (human) brain and a computer system; a device providing such a connection; cf. jack in v. |
| 2022-08-25 | mind-controlling adj. (1929) | of a device or a being: having the ability to control a personโs 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 personโs 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; cf. slightly earlier planet-hopper n. 1 |
| 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. |