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* {{inlineref|altered}}: intoxicated or under the influence of drugs | * {{inlineref|altered}}: intoxicated or under the influence of drugs | ||
* {{inlineref|anchor spikes}}: nails | * {{inlineref|anchor spikes}}: nails | ||
* {{inlineref|avion}}: a bird<ref>The term is introduced in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}, although it is not mentioned to be Colonial in origin on screen. The word "avion" is part of the ''[[Lunar Avion]]'', the spacecraft bound for [[Paradeen]] in "[[Greetings from Earth]]".</ref> | * {{inlineref|avion}}: a bird<ref>The term is introduced in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}, although it is not mentioned to be Colonial in origin on screen. The word "avion" is part of the ''[[Lunar Avion]]'', the spacecraft bound for [[Paradeen]] in "[[Greetings from Earth]]".</ref> | ||
* {{inlineref|berth}}: bed | * {{inlineref|berth}}: bed | ||
* {{inlineref|bova}}: a large livestock animal kept in herds | * {{inlineref|bova}}: a large livestock animal kept in herds | ||
* {{inlineref|brain crystals}}: outlawed chemical weapon causing portions of the brain to wither and harden, as if frozen | * {{inlineref|brain crystals}}: outlawed chemical weapon causing portions of the brain to wither and harden, as if frozen | ||
* {{inlineref|buritician}}: a member of the hereditary nobility of the Colonies<ref>In the Original Series, the term is spelled "[[List of terms (TOS)|bureautician]]".</ref> | * {{inlineref|buritician}}: a member of the hereditary nobility of the Colonies<ref>In the Original Series, the term is spelled "[[List of terms (TOS)|bureautician]]".</ref> | ||
* {{inlineref|cogitator}}: a | * {{inlineref|cogitator}}: a {{TOS-RH|Cylons|Cylon}} diplomat, like {{TOS-RH|Lucifer}} | ||
* | * {{inlineref|commander's court}: military court<ref>This term originated from {{G80|The Return of Starbuck|prose=Y}}. See: [[Commander's Court]]</ref> | ||
* {{inlineref|cycle}}: work details and duties are divided into two eight-hour periods and one nine-hour period, or cycle, per ship's day; three consecutive cycles comprise a full day<ref name="p50">{{cite_book/RH|1|50}}</ref> | |||
* {{inlineref|cycle}}: work details and duties are divided into two eight-hour periods and one nine-hour period, or cycle, per ship's day; three consecutive cycles comprise a full day<ref>{{cite_book| | |||
* {{inlineref|fiberline}}: a thin, strong rope | * {{inlineref|fiberline}}: a thin, strong rope | ||
* {{inlineref|flanchette}}: a stinging insect known for its nests, similar to that of the Earth hornet; {{TOS-RH|Boomer|Major Boomer}} notes that [[Puck]] is "stirring up a flanchette's nest all over the fleet," suggesting that the act is deleterious to one's well-being<ref>{{cite_book| | * {{inlineref|flanchette}}: a stinging insect known for its nests, similar to that of the Earth hornet; {{TOS-RH|Boomer|Major Boomer}} notes that [[Puck]] is "stirring up a flanchette's nest all over the fleet," suggesting that the act is deleterious to one's well-being<ref name="p132">{{cite_book/RH|1|132}}</ref> | ||
* {{inlineref| | * {{inlineref|flexi-weave}}: a type of fabric | ||
* {{inlineref|frizzort}}: a mishap, error, or malfunction | * {{inlineref|frizzort}}: a mishap, error, or malfunction | ||
* {{inlineref|fundamental code}}: a language of sounds, gestures and images believed to be significant to most sentient lifeforms | * {{inlineref|fundamental code}}: a language of sounds, gestures and images believed to be significant to most sentient lifeforms | ||
* | * {{inlineref|gyro-capacitor}}: the energy transference system used in starships | ||
* {{inlineref|instruction period}}: term for time dedicated to education<ref name="p33">{{cite_book/RH|1|33}}</ref> | |||
* {{inlineref|kyluminum}}: a lightweight, [[plasteen]]/[[saligium]] alloy | |||
* {{inlineref|instruction period}}: term for time dedicated to education<ref>{{cite_book| | |||
* {{inlineref|kyluminum}}: a | |||
* {{inlineref|mealprep}}: a kitchen | * {{inlineref|mealprep}}: a kitchen | ||
* {{inlineref|mucoid}}: slimy, sticky; likely an adjective | * {{inlineref|mucoid}}: slimy, sticky; likely an adjective | ||
* {{inlineref|mugjape}}: maggot-like creatures; the larval stage of [[skreeters]] | * {{inlineref|mugjape}}: maggot-like creatures; the larval stage of [[skreeters]] | ||
* {{inlineref|novayahren}}: birthday | * {{inlineref|novayahren}}: birthday | ||
* {{inlineref|oregg}}: a precious metal, equivalent to gold | * {{inlineref|oregg}}: a precious metal, equivalent to gold | ||
* {{inlineref|plasteen}}: an indestructible plastic | * {{inlineref|plasteen}}: an indestructible plastic | ||
* {{inlineref|saligium}}: heavy metal alloy used in construction | * {{inlineref|saligium}}: heavy metal alloy used in construction | ||
* {{inlineref|skreeter}}: described in the book as a "bothersome but essentially harmless insect"; perhaps similar to flies or, at worst, mosquitoes | * {{inlineref|skreeter}}: described in the book as a "bothersome but essentially harmless insect"; perhaps similar to flies or, at worst, mosquitoes | ||
* {{inlineref|slagger}}: slothful person | * {{inlineref|slagger}}: slothful person | ||
* {{inlineref|sylvanus}}: metal used in jewelry, similar to brass | * {{inlineref|sylvanus}}: metal used in jewelry, similar to brass | ||
* {{inlineref|temblor}}: a ground tremor or seismic planetary phenomenon | * {{inlineref|temblor}}: a ground tremor or seismic planetary phenomenon | ||
=== Foodstuffs === | |||
* {{inlineref|beschkurd}}: green, leafy vegetable common to most Colonies | |||
* {{inlineref|coneth stew}}: a spicy vegetable dish made with [[bova]] meat | |||
* {{inlineref|fallaga}}: a plant found on [[Qorax]] | |||
* {{inlineref|heffala berries}}: fruit native to {{TOS-RH|Caprica}}, grown on the [[Agro Ship]]s | |||
* {{inlineref|kirasolis}}: a sticky, caramel-like candy | |||
* {{inlineref|mange|mange grass}}: an editable item used in stews, fields of which are grown aboard ''[[Agro-3]]''<ref name="p69">{{cite book/RH|1|69}}</ref>; this grass grew tall enough to cover a then-unidentified body of a murder victim<ref name="p70">{{cite book/RH|1|70}}</ref> | |||
* {{inlineref|ogliv}}: a fruit described as prickly skinned and sweet; perhaps similar to pineapple | |||
* {{inlineref|tulipian buds}}: exotic appetizer or side dish made from vegetables | |||
=== Labor === | |||
* {{inlineref|agro-worker}}: an individual tasked with agricultural work, e.g. farmer or farmhand<ref name="p69">{{cite book/RH|1|69}}</ref> | |||
* {{inlineref|servitor}}: waiter | |||
=== Slang === | |||
* '''"trank it":''' calm down | * '''"trank it":''' calm down | ||
=== Technology === | |||
* {{inlineref|apex pulsar}}: the top, center engine on a {{TOS-RH|Viper}} | |||
* {{inlineref|ascensior}}: an elevator<ref>The term "[[ascension tube]]" is used in ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' for an elevator.</ref> | |||
* {{inlineref|flatscreen}}: computer screen | |||
* '''[[helm]]:''' the helmet worn by Viper pilots | |||
* {{inlineref|imager}}: a high-tech mirror | |||
* {{inlineref|info-scroll}}: a heads-up display projected against the energy shield of a [[helm]]<ref name="p3">{{cite book/RH|1|3}}</ref> | |||
* {{inlineref|info-sphere}}: data storage capsule | |||
* {{inlineref|launch aperture}}: energy-shielded opening in a starship bay through which smaller ships take off and land | |||
* {{inlineref|magnalift}}: hi-tech crane | |||
* {{inlineref|micronoscope}}: powerful electronic microscope | |||
* {{inlineref|musiclink}}: radio; primarily for music and entertainment | |||
* {{inlineref|navi-hilt}}: the pilot's stick in a {{TOS-RH|Viper}} | |||
* {{inlineref|S-cube}}: simulcast sight-and-sound unit; a video camera | |||
* {{inlineref|sensorline}}: physical connection between two technology systems | |||
* {{inlineref|skyeye}}: a multiple-lensed, spherical camera capable of hovering | |||
* {{inlineref|stellar projector}}: panels absorbing, storing, and projecting light for use aboard [[Agro Ship]]s<ref name="p87">{{Cite book/RH|1|29}}</ref> | |||
* {{inlineref|support vapors}}: life support aboard ships | |||
* {{inlineref|techno center}}: technology center; the {{TOS-RH|Cylons|Cylon}} base on [[Ochoa]] broadcasted jamming signals from this point<ref name="p6">{{cite book/RH|1|6}}</ref> | |||
* {{inlineref|TransVid}}: television | * {{inlineref|TransVid}}: television | ||
* {{inlineref| | * {{inlineref|turbolaser}}: the laser guns on a {{TOS-RH|Viper}}<ref name="p7">{{cite_book/RH|1|7}}</ref> | ||
=== Measurements === | === Measurements === | ||
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This is a listing of terms that appear in the glossary in "Armageddon", from page 310—312, in addition to terms not defined in that glossary, but appear in the Richard Hatch novels. Terms appearing in List of terms (TOS) do not appear here, unless to note a discrepancy.
Military jargon
- "divide and conquer": a maneuver involving two Vipers, wherein both head in opposite directions, but later head towards each other in a near collision course after their enemy splits its forces to follow both craft; the enemy craft are later disposed of as they blindly pursue their opposite number, with the partner Viper attacking the other's pursuers[1]
Terms
- altered: intoxicated or under the influence of drugs
- anchor spikes: nails
- avion: a bird[2]
- berth: bed
- bova: a large livestock animal kept in herds
- brain crystals: outlawed chemical weapon causing portions of the brain to wither and harden, as if frozen
- buritician: a member of the hereditary nobility of the Colonies[3]
- cogitator: a Cylon diplomat, like Lucifer
- {{inlineref|commander's court}: military court[4]
- cycle: work details and duties are divided into two eight-hour periods and one nine-hour period, or cycle, per ship's day; three consecutive cycles comprise a full day[5]
- fiberline: a thin, strong rope
- flanchette: a stinging insect known for its nests, similar to that of the Earth hornet; Major Boomer notes that Puck is "stirring up a flanchette's nest all over the fleet," suggesting that the act is deleterious to one's well-being[6]
- flexi-weave: a type of fabric
- frizzort: a mishap, error, or malfunction
- fundamental code: a language of sounds, gestures and images believed to be significant to most sentient lifeforms
- gyro-capacitor: the energy transference system used in starships
- instruction period: term for time dedicated to education[7]
- kyluminum: a lightweight, plasteen/saligium alloy
- mealprep: a kitchen
- mucoid: slimy, sticky; likely an adjective
- mugjape: maggot-like creatures; the larval stage of skreeters
- novayahren: birthday
- oregg: a precious metal, equivalent to gold
- plasteen: an indestructible plastic
- saligium: heavy metal alloy used in construction
- skreeter: described in the book as a "bothersome but essentially harmless insect"; perhaps similar to flies or, at worst, mosquitoes
- slagger: slothful person
- sylvanus: metal used in jewelry, similar to brass
- temblor: a ground tremor or seismic planetary phenomenon
Foodstuffs
- beschkurd: green, leafy vegetable common to most Colonies
- coneth stew: a spicy vegetable dish made with bova meat
- fallaga: a plant found on Qorax
- heffala berries: fruit native to Caprica, grown on the Agro Ships
- kirasolis: a sticky, caramel-like candy
- mange grass: an editable item used in stews, fields of which are grown aboard Agro-3[8]; this grass grew tall enough to cover a then-unidentified body of a murder victim[9]
- ogliv: a fruit described as prickly skinned and sweet; perhaps similar to pineapple
- tulipian buds: exotic appetizer or side dish made from vegetables
Labor
- agro-worker: an individual tasked with agricultural work, e.g. farmer or farmhand[8]
- servitor: waiter
Slang
- "trank it": calm down
Technology
- apex pulsar: the top, center engine on a Viper
- ascensior: an elevator[10]
- flatscreen: computer screen
- helm: the helmet worn by Viper pilots
- imager: a high-tech mirror
- info-scroll: a heads-up display projected against the energy shield of a helm[11]
- info-sphere: data storage capsule
- launch aperture: energy-shielded opening in a starship bay through which smaller ships take off and land
- magnalift: hi-tech crane
- micronoscope: powerful electronic microscope
- musiclink: radio; primarily for music and entertainment
- : the pilot's stick in a Viper
- S-cube: simulcast sight-and-sound unit; a video camera
- sensorline: physical connection between two technology systems
- skyeye: a multiple-lensed, spherical camera capable of hovering
- stellar projector: panels absorbing, storing, and projecting light for use aboard Agro Ships[12]
- support vapors: life support aboard ships
- techno center: technology center; the Cylon base on Ochoa broadcasted jamming signals from this point[13]
- TransVid: television
- turbolaser: the laser guns on a Viper[14]
Measurements
- centimetron: 1/100th of a metron; about 1/2 inch
- metron: term similar to meter, comprising of 100 centimetrons; about 50 inches (4 feet 2 inches)
Contradictions
- grog
- In "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I", Greenbean is seen taking grog from the Officer's Mess and bottled like beer.
- In "Armaggedon", grog is an alcoholic beverage as well, but is similar to rum.
- pogees
- In "The Living Legend, Part II", Lucifer uses the term similar to how "shit" would be utilized; e.g. "They're blowing the pogees out of it."
- In "Armageddon", pogees is a term for testicles.
- pulsar
- In "Gun on Ice Planet Zero", the term pulsar is used to identify the Ravashol pulsar, a device that is used as a weapon by the Cylons.
- In "The Hand of God", the term "mega pulsar" is used to identify the major offensive weapons on a basestar.
- In the novel, this is a term for an engine aboard a starship.
Differences
- centari: equivalent to nearly one minute; one hundred microns
- centon: equivalent to nearly one hour; one hundred centari
- cubit: the cubit is said to be made from oregg, although this is never mentioned in the series
- micron: equivalent to a fraction of a second; 1/100th of a centari
- week: defined as "ten days"; which would make 25 weeks in a yahren
- yahren: while still equivalent to a year, a yahren is 250 days
Notes
- With the numbers given, there is a noted disconnect between Earth time and Colonial time. For instance, someone living 100 yahren (2,500 weeks) in Colonial time would be only be 48 Earth years old. This explains why the Colonials appear to have a longer lifespan, as Adama noted that the Colonial lifespan was 200 yahren (96 Earth years).
References
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armaggedon. Byron Preiss, p. 9-10.
- ↑ The term is introduced in the Original Series, although it is not mentioned to be Colonial in origin on screen. The word "avion" is part of the Lunar Avion, the spacecraft bound for Paradeen in "Greetings from Earth".
- ↑ In the Original Series, the term is spelled "bureautician".
- ↑ This term originated from Galactica 1980's "The Return of Starbuck". See: Commander's Court
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 50.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 132.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 33.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 69.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 70.
- ↑ The term "ascension tube" is used in Galactica 1980 for an elevator.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 3.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 29.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 6.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 7.