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:'''Decline:''' The direction of decreasing inclination. | :'''Decline:''' The direction of decreasing inclination. | ||
:'''Down:''' The direction from the head to the feet of the speaker. In a well, with gravity. | :'''Down:''' The direction from the head to the feet of the speaker. In a well, with gravity. | ||
:'''Dust:''' Velan or posthuman nanomachines. | |||
:'''Frankenstein:''' A human ship incorporating Velan technology. | |||
:'''Garn:''' A person suffering from space sickness. | :'''Garn:''' A person suffering from space sickness. | ||
:'''Ground pounder:''' A foreigner clumsy in zero-gravity, or any oafish welldweller. | :'''Ground pounder:''' A foreigner clumsy in zero-gravity, or any oafish welldweller. | ||
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:'''Incline:''' The direction of increasing inclination. | :'''Incline:''' The direction of increasing inclination. | ||
:'''Island:''' A colony with an artificial superstructure (i.e. not an asteroid colony) | :'''Island:''' A colony with an artificial superstructure (i.e. not an asteroid colony) | ||
:'''Limpdrive:''' A first-generation jumpdrive. | |||
:'''Lopez:''' A large asteroid. | :'''Lopez:''' A large asteroid. | ||
:'''Rain:''' Micrometeorite impacts. | :'''Rain:''' Micrometeorite impacts. | ||
:'''Saz:''' A spacesuit. More strictly a space activity suit, so rarely used for suits for children. | :'''Saz:''' A spacesuit. More strictly a space activity suit, so rarely used for suits for children. | ||
:'''Sharp-vel:''' A hostile or hybrid drone. | :'''Sharp-vel:''' A hostile or hybrid drone. | ||
:'''Singer:''' A beacon. | |||
:'''Spinbound:''' In spin-gravity. More generally, people or things originating from spin-gravity societies. | :'''Spinbound:''' In spin-gravity. More generally, people or things originating from spin-gravity societies. | ||
:'''Spinner:''' Person who lives on a spin-gravity colony. | :'''Spinner:''' Person who lives on a spin-gravity colony. | ||
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:'''Welldweller:''' Person who lives in gravity. | :'''Welldweller:''' Person who lives in gravity. | ||
:'''Wellwards:''' The direction of decreasing radius, especially in space. | :'''Wellwards:''' The direction of decreasing radius, especially in space. | ||
:'''Whale:''' A large drone. | |||
Revision as of 05:43, 2 July 2010
Dictionary
- Answards: The direction opposing the standard orbital motion. Clockwise.
- Becker: Person with feet.
- Bull: A soldier drone.
- Cow: A worker drone.
- Crush, The: The symptoms of spending time in gravity.
- Decline: The direction of decreasing inclination.
- Down: The direction from the head to the feet of the speaker. In a well, with gravity.
- Dust: Velan or posthuman nanomachines.
- Frankenstein: A human ship incorporating Velan technology.
- Garn: A person suffering from space sickness.
- Ground pounder: A foreigner clumsy in zero-gravity, or any oafish welldweller.
- Hitler: A Magnate.
- Incline: The direction of increasing inclination.
- Island: A colony with an artificial superstructure (i.e. not an asteroid colony)
- Limpdrive: A first-generation jumpdrive.
- Lopez: A large asteroid.
- Rain: Micrometeorite impacts.
- Saz: A spacesuit. More strictly a space activity suit, so rarely used for suits for children.
- Sharp-vel: A hostile or hybrid drone.
- Singer: A beacon.
- Spinbound: In spin-gravity. More generally, people or things originating from spin-gravity societies.
- Spinner: Person who lives on a spin-gravity colony.
- Spinwards: The direction of standard orbital motion. Anticlockwise.
- Spun: Someone who has difficulty adjusting to zero-g.
- Starwards: The direction of increasing radius, especially in space.
- Tub: Unpowered spacecraft.
- Up: The direction from the feet to the head of the speaker. In a well, against gravity.
- Vel: A drone.
- Walk: Spacewalk.
- Wellbound: In a gravity well. More generally, people or things originating from planetary societies.
- Welldweller: Person who lives in gravity.
- Wellwards: The direction of decreasing radius, especially in space.
- Whale: A large drone.