Posts tagged with “tool”
- noun
- A mount that allows a telescope to accurately follow the motion of the night sky.
- Origin
- Formed from ástron (a celestial body) and trópos (a turn).
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- The Crucible of Time
- noun
- A creature that contracts its body when one end is in fresh water and the other in salt water, bred for use as a pump or motor.
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- The Crucible of Time
- noun
- A device for transmitting the sensorium.
- Origin
- Phonetic transcription of “be me”.
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- The Fractal Prince
- noun informal
- A computer.
- Origin
- Corruption of ‘calculator’.
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- Wish Upon a Star
- noun
- An instrument that can interweave, differentiate, coordinate or completely counteract vibrations of any source or nature whatsoever!
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- The Vibrometer
- noun
- An individual granted paranatural abilities by an Object of Power.
- Origin
- Formed from pará (beyond) and ‘utilitarian’ (relating to utility).
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- Control
- noun
- A hardware/software device that synthesises speech.
- Origin
- Formed from vox (voice) and the suffix ‘-ware’.
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- Embassytown
- adjective
- Able to distort time.
- Origin
- Formed from khrónos (time) and the suffix -pathic (abnormality).
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- The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal
- noun
- A device that allows instantaneous communication over any distance.
- Origin
- Contraction of ‘answerable’.
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- Rocannon’s World
- noun
- A device purported to offer instantaneous viewing of any subject’s thoughts.
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- Great Breakthroughs in Darkness
- noun
- A portable device for capturing likenesses.
- Origin
- Derived from parēre (visible), estis (“they are”), and māchina (machine).
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- The Witcher 3: Blood And Wine
- noun
- A portable device for sending and receiving voice communications over long distances.
- Origin
- Derived from ksenos (foreign) and vox (voice).
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- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt