- adjective
- Short form of the phrase “down the gravity well” – i.e. located on the surface of a planet.
- adverb
- From orbit to the surface of a planet.
- Source
- Accelerando
- noun
- A fortified private surburb with its own by-laws and police force.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘suburb’ and ‘enclave’.
- Source
- Snow Crash
- noun
- A type of artificial habitat composed of multiple twisting tubes, complexly intertwined.
- Source
- Matter
- noun
- An artificial planet comprising a solid core surrounded by a concentric succession of spherical shells.
- Source
- Matter
- noun
- A private apartment in a shared building.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘condominium apartment’.
- Source
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
- noun
- A ring-shaped artificial habitat encircling a star.
- Source
- Ringworld