Editing List of terms (TOS)

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The Colonials and [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] employ a distinct nomenclature of military jargon, colloquialisms, sayings, and technical terms to create a culture distinctly "alien" to the audience. This article serves to organize and summarize this terminology, leading to different articles if the term needs to be further expanded upon. 

''The formatting of this article allows for its use in conjunction with [[mw:Extension:Lingo|the Lingo extension]] used throughout Battlestar Wiki. This includes multiple spellings, each listed on its own line, preceding the definition of the definidendum.''

== Acronyms ==

;CORA
;C.O.R.A.
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>[[CORA|'''C'''omputer, '''O'''ral '''R'''esponse '''A'''ctivated]]; an artificial intelligence capable of operating a {{TOS|Viper}} {{OS|The Long Patrol}}

== Honorifics ==

;Count
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a title of nobility (e.g. {{inlineref|Count}} [[Iblis]])
;Lord
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a title of nobility (e.g. {{inlineref|Lord}} {{TOS|Baltar}})
;Sire
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>{{inlineref|Sire|a title of nobility|bold=N}} akin to "Sir," typically ascribed to a civilian of the male gender (e.g. Sire [[Uri]], Sire [[Solon]])
;Siress
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>{{inlineref|Siress|a title of nobility|bold=N}}, typically ascribed to a civilian of the female gender (e.g. Siress [[Tinia]], Siress [[Blassie]])

== Colloquialisms ==

;astrum
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>{{inlineref|astrum|buttocks|bold=N}} {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
; Barge Lice
; barge lice
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>disparaging term for [[Prison Barge inmates|prisoners]] on the ''[[Prison Barge]]''
; crasoney
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>disparagement, perhaps akin to "cretin"; {{TOS|Boomer}} refers to [[Sire]] [[Bogan]]'s men thusly, after said men burgle [[Siress]] [[Belloby]]'s [[energizer]] from Boomer and {{TOS|Starbuck}}'s [[sled]] (see: {{TOS|felgercarb}})
; equinus' atrum
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>disparagement, akin to "horse's ass"; {{TOS|Apollo}} reveals feeling thusly for disbelieving [[Chameleon]]'s suggestion that he might be {{TOS|Starbuck}}'s father {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}
; felgercarb
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>expletive, similar to "crap" (see: {{TOS|felgercarb}})
; frack
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>expletive, similar to "shit" (see: [[frack]])
; galmonging
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an expletive, possibly similar to "asshole" or "God damned" (see: [[galmonging]])
; Hades hole
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>hell hole; used to describe the [[Red planet]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}
; mong-raking
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an expletive; after thwarting their attack on ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] comments that "those mong-raking [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] are in a state of shock right now" due to the appearance of ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'' {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}
; plant vapors
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a [[w:psychoactive drug|psychoactive drug]] familiar to the Colonials; {{TOS|Boomer}} comments that the [[Blonde Taurus]] woman on [[Carillon]] was probably "smoking plant vapors" {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; pogees
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>expletive, similar to "shit" {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}
; socialator
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a [[socialator|sex worker, escort, prostitute]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}

== General Jargon ==

; Agro
; agro
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>[[Wikipedia:agriculture|agriculture]] {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}
; ambrosa
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an expensive alcoholic intoxicant (see: [[ambrosa]])
; auto-control
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>auto-pilot; [[Brie]] is instructed by {{TOS|Starbuck}} to activate this after having problems on her first launch from ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; bio-pulse line
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an unspecified body function, possibly an emotional state; {{TOS|Starbuck}} attempts to use this as an excuse to not join {{TOS|Apollo}}'s mission to clear the [[Cylon Mine|Cylon minefield]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; boraton
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a liquid that extinguishes fires {{OS|Fire in Space}}
; breather
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a breathing mask, or a life support system supplying air {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; bureautician
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>bureaucrat, politician {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; carbide
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a likely term for [[w:carbon dioxide|carbon dioxide]] or [[w:carbon monoxide|carbon monoxide]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; centura
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>possibly an expression related to percentages; "If we just let [[Adama (TOS)|him]] lie in that [[life pod]] he doesn't have a chance in a centura" {{OS|Fire in Space}}.
; Chief Opposer
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a [[Chief Opposer|prosecuting attorney]] in a trial {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; chronometers
; chronometer
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a time keeping device, essentially a watch {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; computape
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a video recording; [[Sire]] [[Solon]] watched computapes of the [[triad (TOS)|triad]] match between [[Ortega]] and {{TOS|Starbuck}} {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; crawlon
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a spider {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; comline
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a communication channel between ships
; cubit
; cubits
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a form of coined currency (see: [[cubit]])
; daggit
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a domesticated canine, e.g. dog (see: [[daggit]])
; death stone
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>[[w:tombstone|tombstone]] {{OS|The Long Patrol}}
; drone
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a term for a robot, such as [[Muffit II]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; ducat
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a ticket; [[Cassiopeia]] acquires two tickets to the [[Spheroid concert]] {{OS|Take the Celestra}}
; ducket
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a type of prepaid voucher used on the shuttle ''[[Canaris]]'', typically collected at the end of the shuttle trip {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}
; flight slumber
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unintentionally sleeping while flying a craft, like a {{TOS|Viper}}; {{TOS|Apollo}} attempts to write off [[John]] and his second visit to the [[Ship of Lights]] as being a dream from a flight slumber {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}
; fumarello
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a small cigar that {{TOS|Starbuck}} typically smokes (see: [[fumarello]])
; furlon
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a [[w:furlough|furlough]], or short leave of absence for [[Warriors]] in the Colonial Military service {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}
; geogram
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a diagram; [[Ravashol]] shows {{TOS|Apollo}} a geogram of the [[Ravashol pulsar|pulsar]] with instructions on how to destroy it {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}
; glaiders
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>coined currency on [[Equellus]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; grog
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an intoxicating beverage, likely similar to beer (see: [[grog]])
; Homemade Buzzer
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a version of "[[w:moonshine|moonshine]]" on [[Equellus]], see: [[Homemade Buzzer]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; hovermobile
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>form of ground transportation that can be hot-wired {{OS|Fire in Space}}
; ion field
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a stellar phenomenon, which can cause scanner echoes {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
; ion vapors
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>likely term referring to the trail of a turbo engine {{OS|The Long Patrol}}
; isoldin
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a type of intravenous fluid given to patients, see: [[isoldin]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}} 
; leisuron
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a vacation or leave of absence, similar to a [[furlon]] ([[TOS]]: [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Saga of a Star World|deleted scene]], "[[Saga of a Star World]]")
: '''Note''': An alternate spelling, "[[liesuron]]," appears in the {{comics|marvel|1|comic book adaptation}}.
; lextrium
; lextrium III
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a fuel used by the [[Eastern Alliance destroyer]] {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}
; life pod
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a life support bed used in ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''{{'|s}} [[life center]] {{OS|Fire in Space}}
; lupus
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a wolf-like animal (see: [[lupus]])
; mega star
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a [[w:star|star]]; in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II|deleted scene]], Omega reports of the "mega star" they detect as they leave the [[magnetic void]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}
; mega sun
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a [[w:star|star]]; the Nomen come from the "land of the mega sun" {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}
; med tech
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a medical technician, such as a nurse or orderly (e.g. [[Cassiopeia]])
; meteor fire
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>meteor storm; {{TOS|Starbuck}} likens the readouts on his instrument panel "lighting up like a meteor fire" upon coming across the [[magnetic void]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; modocker
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an unknown term, likely of endearment; [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] asks {{TOS|Apollo}} how Adama is by asking, "Well, how is he? How is that old modocker?" {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
; mushies
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a food (see: [[mushies]]) 
; nightflyer
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an [[w:owl|owl]]-like creature on [[Equellus]] that hoots; [[Red-Eye]] asks [[Vella]] and [[Puppis]] about the "strange sound" heard by [[Lacerta]] in town, to which Puppis offers that he heard a "nightflyer hoot down by the woods" {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}. {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; officiator
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>someone who oversees a [[triad (TOS)|triad]] game {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; Orion hasher
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>something that is black and blue; [[Cassiopeia]] comments that {{TOS|Starbuck}} looks like one after his matches with [[Ortega]] {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; oviner
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a rancher {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; pluton
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a radioactive material whose radiation breaks down food (see: [[pluton poisoning]]) {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; pods
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] outpost {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; primaries
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>basic food groups {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; Protector
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a defense attorney in a [[tribunal]] {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; protein
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>another type of food
; protest
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>the equivalent of saying "objection" in a Colonial Tribunal {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; pulse scrambled code
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>secure method of communication used by the [[Colonial Fleet (TOS)|Colonial Fleet]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; pyramid
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a card game, similar to [[w:poker|poker]] (see: [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]])
; quadrant
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>region of space, see also [[Sector]]. Usually named after a Greek letter, or (less frequently) a star system or planet.
; scorpius
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>scorpion; [[Maga]] comments that [[Borellian Nomen]] have the patience of such a creature, he also comments that the name "Borellian Nomen" strike fear at the hearts of those who hear it like the scorpius {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}} 
; sector
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>region of space or planet, see also [[Quadrant]]. Usually named after a Greek letter (space sectors), or a geographic formation on the surface of a planet (geographic sector, e.g. [[Sector Hekla]] on the planet [[Arcta]]")
; sleep period
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>bedtime
; seal
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>marriage
; sickbed
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>term for bed rest when one is recovering from an illness {{OS|The Young Lords}}
; skybus
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a type of starship {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; solium
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a type of fuel (see: [[solium]])
; solonite
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an explosive used in demolitions (see: [[solonite]]) {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}
; spacedrome
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a planet-based space port (see: [[spacedrome]]) {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; star speed
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a speed which is used by [[Eastern Alliance]] {{OS|Greetings From Earth}}
; telecom
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>internal communications phone aboard ''Galactica'' {{OS|Fire in Space}}
; tinhead
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>epithet used to describe Cylons {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}
; tribunal
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a Colonial court hearing (see: [[Law of the Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Law of the Twelve Colonies]])
; turbo
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>Warrior slang for their {{TOS|Viper}}'s high-velocity booster engines, e.g. "hit your turbos"
; turboflush
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a toilet {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}
; turboram thruster
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a type of engine or thruster; in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I|deleted scene]] where Serina completes her first landing, Serina turns off this part of the [[Colonial shuttle|Colonial shuttle]] as a part of her landing sequence {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; turboshower
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a shower {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; travelator
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a travel agent {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; triad
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a contact sport, similar to football or basketball (see: [[triad (TOS)|triad]])
; tylium
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a highly combustible fuel (see: [[tylium (TOS)|tylium]]) {{OS|Fire in Space}}
; vertical supporter
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a pillar or support beam structure; [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] instructs [[Taba]] to discharge his [[laser bola]] against one in ''[[Rising Star]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Astral Lounge]]{{OS|Fire in Space}}
; wardaggit
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>"war dog" {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}

== Technology ==

; gyro capacitors
; transmit tek
; zonar modules
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s stabilizer system {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}<ref name="sheba-readout">As noted from [[Sheba]]'s [[scanner]] readout in "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]". [[:File:LL1 - Viper Technical Readout.png|Refer to this image.]]</ref>
; laser controller
; otron extension
; point diverters
; proton activator
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>component of a {{TOS|Viper}}'s weapon system {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}<ref name="sheba-readout"/>
; proton energizer
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a type of weapon on an [[Eastern Alliance destroyer]] {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}
; scanner
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>interchangeable term for a computer monitor and television set (see: [[scanner]])
; tape coder
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a voice recording device; [[Thane]] successfully passes off a [[hand mine]] as a device {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}

== Military Jargon ==

; flash inspection
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an inspection of military assets that is performed without prior notice by a superior officer {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}
; four-point peel off
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a maneuver performed with a group of four {{TOS|Viper}}s {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}
; free flight jump
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an infantry parachute landing, having jumped out of a shuttle {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}
; life station relief
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>sick call {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}
; maximum G-climb
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a maneuver done near a celestial body, which may cause the pilot to blackout; Starbuck orders [[CORA|C.O.R.A.]] to perform this maneuver, which causes the pursuing [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] to crash into the loading docks on [[Proteus]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}
; stand alert
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>Colonial term for "attention" {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; stripped and moduled
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a consequence of severe infractions in military law, likely similar to being stripped of one's rank and thrown in hack; [[Greenbean]] expresses a fear of this happening as [[Giles]] asks where he got the alcohol from {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
; Warrior
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an all-purpose term for Colonial soldier and Viper pilot (see: [[Warrior]])

== Sayings ==

; By your command
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a typical [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] response to an order (see: [[By your command]]) ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]," et al.)

; By your leave
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Colonial]] response to an order (see: [[By your leave]]) ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]," et al.)

; clear as the Nubian sun
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a saying, similar to "as clear as day"; [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] uses this saying when referencing to the non-existent [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]]s he allegedly pursued when he made his attack on the [[Cylon fuel tanker]]s (see: [[Nubian sun]]) {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}

; daggit drivel
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a term used to describe someone's lies, similar to "garbage" or "bullshit"; [[Lucifer]] uses this term when asking if {{TOS|Baltar}} believes [[Specter]]'s false reports {{OS|The Young Lords}}

; For the glory of Caprica
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>saying used by the Colonials, particularly those from [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]] {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}

; Go rust yourself
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>Colonial equivalent to "go fuck yourself," typically used towards Cylons; Cadet [[Cree]] says this to [[Vulpa]] while the Cylons interrogate him {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I}}

; laser in their side
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>analogue to "thorn in their side," {{TOS|Starbuck}} uses this term to describe how the actions of [[Megan]]'s surviving children have kept their father alive at Cylon hands {{OS|The Young Lords}}

; like a daggit on a sunspot
: <includeonly>{{te`rm|TOS}}</includeonly>fidgety; {{TOS|Apollo}} points out that {{TOS|Starbuck}} acts this way during his pre-flight meeting on destroying the [[Cylon Mine|mines]] in the [[Straits of Madagon]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}


=== Units of Measure ===

==== Time ====

; yahren
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of time akin to a "year" (see: [[Yahren]])
; quatron
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of time akin to a "month"
; secton
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of time akin to a "week"
; time cycle
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of time akin to a "day"
; centar
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of time akin to an "hour"
; millicenton
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of time; approx. 10 minutes
; centon
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a unit of time akin to a "minute"; in earlier episodes (e.g. "[[Saga of a Star World]]," "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]"), centon is used as the Colonial equivalent of a week before being [[retcon]]ned in later episodes
; microcenton
; micron
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of time akin to a "second"; Microcenton is likely another term for "micron"; {{TOS|Starbuck}} uses this term when he says "switching off [[Intercept 2|of you]] for a microcenton to scan ahead" {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}

==== Distance ====

; parsec
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to 90 million miles
; hectar
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to 9 million miles (i.e. 1/10th of a parsec)
; sectar
; sectares
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>an unspecified measure of distance, interchangeably used as an unspecified measure of time (see: [[sectar (unit)]])
; metric
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to a [[w:kilometer|kilometer]]
; maxim
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>a unit of distance, the Earth measurement being equivalent to 10 meters (see: [[maxim]])
; metron
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of distance of smaller denomination than [[maxim]], the Earth measurement being equivalent to meter; used in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I|deleted scene]] as [[Serina]] approaches the starboard landing bay {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}

==== Scientific measurements ====
; ergon
; ergons
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unspecified unit of radiation ([[laser]]) energy, used to measure output of [[energizer|energizers]] and [[laser pistol|laser weapons]] {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}
; megon
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of weight, akin to a [[Wikipedia:megaton|megaton]]
; radion
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of energy, akin to a [[Wikipedia:Rad (unit)|rad]]
; volton
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of energy, akin to a [[Wikipedia:volt|volt]]
; wavelon
: <includeonly>{{term|TOS}}</includeonly>unit of energy, akin to [[Wikipedia:wavelength|wavelength]]

== Notes ==

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== See also ==

* [http://chrispappas.com/archives/wguide.html Battlestar Galactica - Writers Guide], transcribed by Chris Pappas

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