Subject: Communications
Technologies for communicating over distances.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ansible n. (1966) | an instantaneous communication device, not limited by the speed of light; cf. earlier ultraphone n. |
| commlink n. (1974) | a communication link; a communication device |
| communicator n. (1905) | a device used for communication, esp. a small personal device used for voice communication |
| ether radio n. (1930) | a device for communicating over long distances through the ether; cf. sub-ether n. |
| gram v. (1940) | = spacegram v. |
| message rocket n. (1933) | a (small) rocket used to carry a message |
| spacegram n. (1931) | a brief (written) message sent through space |
| spacegram v. (1931) | transitive to send (a spacegram); also with recipient as object, and intransitive |
| space relay n. (1958) | a relay station, as for a radio transmission, in space or on a moon |
| sub-ether n. (1930) | a medium through which faster-than-light signals (or (rarely) objects) travel |
| subetheric adj. (1938) | of, relating to, or involving a sub-ether n. (esp. with allusion to a means of faster-than-light communication) |
| subetherics n. (1948) | a device which uses sub-ether (esp. with allusion to a means of faster-than-light communication) |
| subspace n. (1937) | a physical space subject to different physical laws from our own, typically allowing motion or communication at speeds greater than the speed of light |
| suit phone n. (1931) | a communications system in the helmet of a space suit; cf. suit radio n. |
| suit radio n. (1941) | = suit phone n. |
| telescreen n. (1932) | a video screen, esp. one forming part of a communications device |
| tight-beam n. (1930) | a highly focused energy beam, esp. one that conveys communications; a device that sends such a beam; a message sent by such a device |
| tight-beam v. (1959) | to send (esp. a message) by means of a tight-beam n.; to send to (someone) by means of a tight-beam n.; also intrans. |
| tight-beamed adj. (1951) | of a message: sent by means of a tight-beam n. |
| ultraphone n. (1928) | a communications device that transmits messages faster than the speed of light |
| ultrawave n. (1934) | a communication system that transmits messages faster than the speed of light; (also) a wave phenomenon used by such devices |
| vidcall n. (1953) | a call made on a videophone n. |
| videophone n. (1928) | a telephone system that transmits video as well as audio; a telephone that incorporates a video screen on which the other party may be seen |
| videophone v. (1945) | to call or speak to via videophone n.; to make a call on a videophone n. |
| videophonic adj. (1949) | of or related to videophones or their use |
| vidscreen n. (1953) | a screen capable of displaying a visual image; (also) a videophone n. |
| viewphone n. (1932) | = videophone n. |
| visiphone n. (1915) | = videophone n. |
| visiphone v. (1940) | to use a visiphone to call or speak to someone |