- adverb
- In the direction of spin (of a rotating ringworld or orbital habitat.)
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- Ringworld
- noun
- A software package that directly interfaces with the brain via a wetware implant.
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- Neuromancer
- noun
- A branch of mathematics dealing with the reactions of human conglomerates to fixed social and economic stimuli.
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- Foundation
- noun
- The criminal act of holding unspoken beliefs or doubts that threaten the ruling party.
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- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- adjective
- Of a simulated scenario: so complex as to cause horror or disgust.
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- Corruption of ‘grisly’.
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- The Hydrogen Sonata
- noun
- Plastic surgery.
- Origin
- Derived from ‘sculpt’.
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- The Hydrogen Sonata
- noun
- A spacial dimension through which faster-than-light travel is possible.
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- The Voyage of the Space Beagle
- noun informal
- A person fitted with an electronic implant to stimulate the pleasure centres of the brain.
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- The Ringworld Engineers
- noun proper
- A city that encircles a planet.
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- The Hydrogen Sonata