Persuadertron
- noun
- A chemical weapon that renders the victim totally open to suggestion.
- Source
- Syndicate
Distrans
- noun
- A device for imprinting a message in the cry of a bird.
- Origin
- Abbreviated from ‘disguised transmission’.
- Source
- Dune
Lightsabre
- noun
- A sword consisting of a hilt which projects a self-terminating blade of plasma.
- Origin
- Sabre, a type of military sword.
- Source
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Tricorder
- noun
- A multifunction hand-held device used for sensor scanning, analysis and recording of data.
- Origin
- Formed from triplus (triple) and ‘recorder’.
- Source
- Star Trek: The Original Series