- noun
- A device allowing the operator to compose music automatically.
- Origin
- Derived from metron (measure).
- Source
- We
- noun informal
- The uniform clothing worn by all citizens of OneState.
- Source
- We
- noun
- A form of government comprising a ruling class and a supreme leader.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘hegemony’ and ‘monarchy’.
- Source
- Use of Weapons
- noun
- A private apartment in a shared building.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘condominium apartment’.
- Source
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
- noun
- The region of the human brain responsible for telepathic ability.
- Source
- Solar Lottery
- noun
- A personalised newspaper containing only news items in which the reader has expressed an interest.
- Origin
- Abbrevation of ‘homeostatic newspaper’.
- Source
- Ubik
- noun informal
- A telepath.
- Source
- Solar Lottery
- noun
- A one-way telepath, able to transmit thoughts to others but unable to read minds.
- Origin
- Derived from ‘telepath’.
- Source
- The Stars My Destination