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nullgrav - post-human
| Word | Cite needed | Description |
|---|---|---|
| nullgrav (n.) | antedating 1956 Robert A. Heinlein, 'The Door into Summer' | |
| nullgrav (adj.) | antedating 1957 John Victor Peterson, 'The Gently Orbiting Blonde' | |
| null-gravity (n.) | any evidence 1957 John Victor Peterson, 'The Gently Orbiting Blonde' | = anti-gravity |
| off-planet (n.) | antedating 1989 L. W. Evans 'Nightside City' | an off-planet location |
| off-planet (adj.) | antedating 1945 M. Jameson 'Lilies of Life' | originating on another planet; located away from a particular planet |
| off-planet (adv.) | antedating 1953 H. Beam Piper, "Ullr Uprising" | away from a particular planet; towards or on another planet; in or into space |
| off-world (n.) | antedating 1987 | a place away from earth, or a particular planet or world regarded as the native world; another world or planet |
| off-world (adj.) | antedating 1950 Bernard I Kahn, A Pinch of Culture | of or relating to another world; originating from or located in a place outside one's native world or planet |
| offworld (adv.) | antedating 1943 C.L. Moore, 'Judgment Night' | away from earth, or any place treated within a given fictional context as the native world; on or towards another world or planet |
| offworlder (n.) | antedating 1957 A. Norton 'Star Born' | a person or being from another planet; an alien |
| orbital tower (n.) | antedating 1975 J. Pearson 'Acta Astron.' | a structure linking a planet, moon, etc., with a space station or satellite which is in stationary orbit around it |
| other-dimensional (adj.) | antedating 1934 C. L. Moore, 'Scarlet Dream' | of or from another dimension |
| outer space (n.) | antedating 1842 E. S. Wortley 'Maiden of Moscow' | the region of space beyond the earth's atmosphere or beyond the solar system. In extended use: a place or region beyond the usual limits of awareness or accessibility |
| outworld (n.) | antedating 1951 Milton Lesser, 'A as in Android' | a remote, distant, or outlying world |
| outworld (adj.) | antedating 1934 H. Bates 'A Matter of Size' | from or belonging to another planet |
| outworlder (n.) | antedating 1934 H. Bates 'A Matter of Size' | a person or being from another world or planet, or away from the native world; an alien; an outsider |
| out-worldly (adj.) | antedating 1934 | |
| overdrive (n.) | antedating 1945 'M. Leinster' 'First Contact' | = hyperdrive |
| overmind (n.) | antedating 1949 James H. Schmitz, 'Agent of Vega' | a single, non-material consciousness composed of the consciousnesses of a large number of beings |
| parallel universe (n.) | antedating 1923 H.G Wells, Men Like Gods | A universe in which physical laws or historical events are different to our own |
| parallel world (n.) | antedating 1931 Benson Herbert, The World Within | A world like our own, but which has diffeences in history or physical laws to our won. |
| parking orbit (n.) | antedating 1953 Robert A. Heinlein, 'Starman Jones' | an orbit around the earth or some other planet from which a space vehicle can be launched farther into space; also, an orbit which is stable and from which visits to the planet surface can conveniently be made |
| phaser (n.) | antedating 1966 G. Roddenberry in letter | a (usu. hand-held) weapon incorporating a laser beam whose "phase" can supposedly be altered to create different effects (such as stunning, annihilation, etc.) on the target. Orig. from the U.S. television series Star Trek. |
| photon torpedo (n.) | antedating 1968 S.E, Whitfield, Making of Star Trek | a hypothetical nuclear weapon in which a destructive force is generated by a collision of matter and antimatter |
| planetary engineer (n.) | antedating 1932 J. Williamson 'The Electron Flame' | one who does planetary engineering |
| planetary engineering (n.) | antedating 1936 Jack Williamson 'The Cometeers' | large-scale modification of an entire planet. |
| planet-bound (adj.) | any evidence | headed toward a planet |
| planet-bound (adj.) | antedating 1946 Rog Phillips, 'Battle of the Gods' | unable or unwilling to leave a planet |
| planet-buster (n.) | antedating 1950 B. Vanier 'Planet-Buster!' | a bomb or other weapon, or a natural force capable of destroying a planet |
| planet-buster (adj.) | antedating 1959 F. Herbert 'The Missing Link' | capable of destroying a planet |
| Planet Earth (n.) | antedating 1941 Anonymous, 'Comet' magazine. | (without the, and usu. with one or both initials capitals), the earth as the particular planet on which man lives |
| planeteer (n.) | antedating 1921 in Punch | |
| planetfall (n.) | antedating 1940 Malcolm Jameson, "Quicksands of Youthwardness" | a landing upon a planet after a journey through space. |
| planetless (adj.) | antedating 1817 Shelley 'Rev. Islam' | void of planets |
| planetographer (n.) | antedating 1937 E. E. Smith 'Galactic Patrol' | one who studies planets |
| planetography (n.) | antedating 1955 P. Anderson 'The Long Way Home' | the study of planets |
| planetside (adj.) | antedating 1956 D. Knight 'Stranger Station' | occurring on the surface of a planet |
| planetside (adv.) | antedating 1955 P. J. Farmer 'Father' | on or onto the surface of a planet |
| planet-wide (adj.) | antedating 1941 James MacCreigh (Frederik Pohl), "The King's Eye" | occurring all over the planet, as extensive as the planet |
| plasteel (n.) | antedating 1955 Frank Herbert, 'Under Pressure' | a material with some of the characteristics of steel, such as strength, but which is plastic or plastic-based |
| Plutonian (n.) | antedating 1931 S. H. Coblentz 'Into Plutonian Depths' | an inhabitant of Pluto |
| Plutonian (n.) | antedating 1958 W. F. Temple 'The Undiscovered Country' | the language spoken by Plutonians |
| Plutonian (adj.) | antedating 1931 S. H. Coblentz 'Into Plutonian Depths' | pertaining to the planet Pluto |
| pocket universe (n.) | antedating 1946 'M. Leinster' 'Pocket Universes' | a universe or reality completely separate from ours which is much smaller, may have different natural laws, and may be artificially created |
| port (n.) | antedating 1939 G. Giles 'Flight of the Starshell' | a spaceport |
| porthole (n.) | antedating 1925 W. Elwyn Backus 'The Waning of a World' | a porthole in a spacecraft or aircraft |
| positronic (adj.) | antedating 1941 I. Asimov 'Reason' | related to or designed to use positrons |
| posthuman (n.) | antedating 1985 B. Sterling 'Schismatrix' | a descendant of humans who is sufficiently different from present-day humans in form or capabilities to be regarded as a new species or otherwise fundamentally different from present-day humans |
| posthuman (adj.) | antedating 1952 P. S. Miller | of or relating to posthumans |
| post-human (adj.) | any evidence 1936 H.P. Lovecraft, "The Shadow Out of Time" | of or relating to a time after the extinction of humans |