galactographerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

galactographer (複数形 galactographers)

1. (science fiction) A specialist in galactography.
   • 1965 April, Hamilton, Edmond, “The Shores of Infinity”, in Amazing Stories, volume 39, number 4, page 24:

     Early galactographers had defined it as that part of the galaxy which lay between the eastern and southern kingdoms, and the edge of the island-universe.

   • 1978, Vardeman, Robert Edward, The Sandcats of Rhyl, →ISBN:

     It seems like these 'cats might be left over from wetter days. I found a brief study of Rhyl done by a couple galactographers, and they reported this was once a cooler planet.

   • 1982, Asimov, Isaac, Foundation's Edge, →ISBN, page 99:

     Some galactographers have estimated that there may be up to ten thousand inhabited planets that aren't listed at all.

関連する語

• galactographic

参照

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “galactographer”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75.
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2023), “galactographer n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.