New Entries (since site relaunch)
| Date added | Word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-27 | mind shield n. (1938) | = thought shield n. |
| 2020-12-27 | subjunctivity n. (1969) | the relationship between reality and something portrayed in a text |
| 2020-12-26 | pantropy n. (1952) | James Blish’s term for: the modification of humans, esp. by genetic engineering, to make them able to survive in an alien environment |
| 2020-12-25 | sercon adj. (1955) | of fans or fan activities: (obsessively) concerned with matters of criticism or scholarship, rather than fandom itself; cf. faan n. |
| 2020-12-25 | sercon n. (1958) | a sercon fan; a sercon item, sercon activities |
| 2020-12-25 | faanish adj. (1959) | of or relating to fandom, esp. on a superficial level; typical of a faan n. |
| 2020-12-25 | faan n. (1953) | a science fiction fan, esp. one regarded as non-serious, or devoted more to fandom than to science fiction itself; cf. sercon adj. |
| 2020-12-24 | earthfall n. (1952) | the arrival of a spaceship on the surface of Earth; cf. planetfall n. |
| 2020-12-22 | cosy catastrophe n. (No cites) | see catastrophe adj. |
| 2020-12-22 | regeneration tank n. (1950) | a tank, typically filled with a nutrient bath, in which a person can recover from severe injury, such as the loss of a limb |
| 2020-12-22 | organlegger n. (1967) | a person who illegally removes organs from people or corpses and sells them to use for transplantation |
| 2020-12-22 | auton n. (1970) | an autonomous robot or robotic device; (specif. in form Auton) in the British television series Doctor Who: one of a group of malevolent humanoid robots having plastic-like skin |
| 2020-12-21 | pressor ray n. (1942) | = pressor beam n. |
| 2020-12-21 | science fantasy n. 2 (1932) | = imaginative fiction |
| 2020-12-20 | robotic n. (1950) | a robot; a robotic device |
| 2020-12-20 | robotically adv. 2 (1953) | by means of a robot or robotics |
| 2020-12-18 | SF/F n. (1981) | science fiction and fantasy, regarded as a single broad genre |
| 2020-12-17 | slugthrower n. (1954) | a weapon that fires a physical projectile, in contrast to an energy weapon n. |
| 2020-12-16 | Earth-norm adj. (1942) | = Earth-normal adj. |
| 2020-12-16 | Earth-normal n. (1932) | a state, amount, or value of something (as gravity or atmospheric pressure) that is typical of what is found on Earth |
| 2020-12-14 | space-travelling adj. (1930) | capable of space travel; that travels in space |
| 2020-12-14 | transdimensional adj. (1931) | designating movement between dimensions; involving more than one dimension |
| 2020-12-13 | gravity drive n. (1932) | a spaceship drive that uses any technology associated with gravity |
| 2020-12-12 | holocamera n. (1975) | = holocam n. |
| 2020-12-12 | holoscreen n. (1969) | a screen that displays a hologram |
| 2020-12-12 | supernormal n. (1936) | a being with extraordinary (usu. psychic) powers as compared to other members of their kind |
| 2020-12-11 | 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’ |
| 2020-12-11 | speculative fiction n. 2 (1952) | = imaginative fiction |
| 2020-12-11 | space gun n. 2 (1932) | a weapon used in by people in space; a toy handgun of a style imagined to be used by space travellers |
| 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. (1962) | 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 that 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 alien |
| 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 form of English regarded as dishonest, corrupt, etc.; 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) | = suit phone n. |
| 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 |