Redshirt is a nickname given to the Star Trek characters who put on the famous security’s red shirt and who, invariably, were killed before the end of the episode. It was easy to notice them and say: « These ones … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Conapt
Conapt is a word invented by Philip K. Dick. Contraction of the expression “condominium apartment”, this term designates an apartment located in an housing sizeable complex often at low price. Sometimes, in Dick’s work, conapts are studios where … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Collapsar
In astrophysics, a collapsar, contraction of the words “collapsed” and “star”, designates a massive star’s collapsing theoretical model, allowing to explain the phenomenon of gamma-ray bursts. In The Forever War written by Joe Haldeman, the collapsar jump is an … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Pulsar
Abbreviation of “pulsating radio source”, a pulsar is a neutron star spinning around very fast (to several hundreds round per second!) and emitting a radio beam very intense in a precise direction. The beam coming to the observer only intermittently, … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Magnetar
A magnetar – contraction of “magnetic star” – is a neutron star whose magnetic field is extremely intense, to 1015 Gauss[1]As comparison, the Earth magnetic field at its surface is about one Gauss. So the magnetar’s field … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Parsec
The parsec (acronym of “parallax-second”, symbol pc) is a distance unit used in astronomy which is equivalent to 3.26 light years. It’s the distance for which one astronomical unit is viewed under a one arc-second angle. Matching words :… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Astronomical unit
The astronomical unit (symbol au) is a distance unit used in astronomy corresponding to the average radius of the Earth orbit around the Sun. It’s a unit very used to express the distances in the interior of a solar … Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Light year
Contrary to its name could make us think, a light year is not a time unit, but a distance unit of measurement used in astronomy. It correspond to the distance travelled by the light in one year in the vacuum.… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Light Fantasy
Light Fantasy is a subgenus of Fantasy with humorous vocation. Generally, the light fantasy works make fun of “serious” fantasy by spoofing it, by exaggerating its clichés. Matching words : Fantasy, Dark Fantasy Examples : The Discworld series, by… Lire la suite... |
Dico S.F. – Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder is the emotion provoked when a story (often literary) seems so great that the only word you can pronounce is « Wow ! » It leave us stunned, euphoric, convinced that we have lived privileged moment.… Lire la suite... |
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