- verb
- To perceive the thoughts of others telepathically.
- Origin
- Corruption of ‘hear’.
- Source
- Norstrilia
- noun
- Acronym of “high intelligence life form”.
- Source
- Planet of Exile
- noun informal
- An ethnologist of high intelligence life forms.
- Source
- Rocannon’s World
- noun
- A simulated reality installation.
- Origin
- Derived from ‘holographic’.
- Source
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- noun
- A personalised newspaper containing only news items in which the reader has expressed an interest.
- Origin
- Abbrevation of ‘homeostatic newspaper’.
- Source
- Ubik
- noun
- A propulsion system for hyperspace travel.
- Source
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
- noun
- A spacial dimension through which faster-than-light travel is possible.
- Source
- The Voyage of the Space Beagle
- noun
- A crewperson aboard a vessel that breaches the meniscus of everyday space.
- Origin
- Derived from immersum (under the surface) and nautēs (sailor).
- Source
- Embassytown
- noun
- One who practises impiety.
- Origin
- Pairing of ‘impiety’ with the suffix -ist (to practice).
- Source
- Against A Dark Background
- noun
- A mutable, foldable, transparent plastic which can display images and text.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘information’ and fiche (a card).
- Source
- A Memory Called Empire
- noun informal
- The area of space between the Fringe and the highly civilized worlds around Old Earth.
- Origin
- Derived from ‘jumbled’ in reference to the effects of the Double War on these planet’s civilizations.
- Source
- Dying Of The Light