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* '''chronic''' or '''cronic:''' a unit of temperature; 2000 degrees chronic would be the skin temperature of the [[A-B Raider]] at maximum upon entering [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s atmosphere ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]). | * '''chronic''' or '''cronic:''' a unit of temperature; 2000 degrees chronic would be the skin temperature of the [[A-B Raider]] at maximum upon entering [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s atmosphere ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]). | ||
* '''[[wrist computron]]:''' wrist computer, a device with a multitude of different capabilities ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]). | * '''[[wrist computron]]:''' wrist computer, a device with a multitude of different capabilities ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]). | ||
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* '''[[metron]]''': a unit equivalent to 1 [[w:hectometer|hectometer]]<ref>In the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], a metron is defined as equivalent to 1 [[w:meter|meter]]. See the [[metron]] article for additional information.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 03:33, 28 July 2007
- For terms in the Re-imagined Series, see: List of terms (RDM).
This is a list of terms in Galactica 1980. Some of these terms are specific to the Galactica 1980 television series, and not to the Original Series from which it was spun-off, although there may be overlap from the Original Series into this listing.
Military
- Priority Red: High priority; Captain Kanon tells Britton to contact the Galactica with a Priority Red message regarding the A-B Raider (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I)
Galactica 1980 specific terms
- automatic detonator: a self destruct mechanism; such a mechanism is inside the A-B Raider and is activated by Andromus upon crash landing outside of New York City (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I).
- breaking skip: a maneuver done in an atmosphere; three of these are used by the Cylon A-B Raider to reduce speed to ensure a non-fatal landing (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I).
- chronic or cronic: a unit of temperature; 2000 degrees chronic would be the skin temperature of the A-B Raider at maximum upon entering Earth's atmosphere (The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I).
- wrist computron: wrist computer, a device with a multitude of different capabilities (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I).
Measurement
- metron: a unit equivalent to 1 hectometer[1]
References
- ↑ In the Original Series, a metron is defined as equivalent to 1 meter. See the metron article for additional information.