Farscape terminology
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Terminology from the Farscape universe.
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A
arn
- An interval of time roughly equivalent to 1 Earth hour.
B
brandar tile
- A form of currency possibly equivalent to a Credit.
C
control collar
- A Peacekeeper device that is used to subdue captured Leviathans. They override most key systems making the Leviathan uneable to Starburst or even navigate against the Peacekeepers wishes. It can also be used to inflict pain in order to torture rebellious Leviathans into obeying Peacekeeper orders.
credit
- The most general term for currency in the universe.
crindar
- The Scarran form of currency.
currency pledge
- The official Peacekeeper currency, for example at one point the Peacekeeper bounty on John Crichton was reported to be an unprecidented 15 million currency pledges.
cycle
- An interval of time roughly equivalent to 1 Earth year.
D
dench
- A unit of length roughly equivalent to 1 inch.
To the left: A dentic as shown in the episode Exodus from Genesis
To the right: A dentic as show in the episode Home on the remains
Presumably they are supposed to be the same creature, the production cew was probably just uneable to get hold of the same kind of catepillar they used the first they the dentic where shown.
To the right: A dentic as show in the episode Home on the remains
Presumably they are supposed to be the same creature, the production cew was probably just uneable to get hold of the same kind of catepillar they used the first they the dentic where shown.
dentic
- A small larva like creature that is used for dental hygene. They feed off exess bacteria and food remaints in the mouth and excrete a fresh "minty" flavour while they work. The creature itself has an extremely repulsive taste, ensuring that they don't get eaten after completing a cleaning session.
Diagnostic Repair Drone (DRD)
- A device about the size of a breadbox that performs various functions aboard a Leviathan.
drannit
- a vile, noisome, or uncouth creature
dren (slang)
- shit
drad (slang)
- cool
dradest (slang)
- coolest
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F
fahrbot (slang)
- crazy; insane; demented
fekkik (slang)
- stupid waif; naive fool; dipshit
fennik
- A form of currency used in the Uncharted Territories (cf: German Pfennig).
frell (slang)
- fuck (I.e:"Frelling fool!")
G
Greebol (slang)
- Nebari word for a daft, foolish, or inexperienced person.
H
henta
- A unit of length roughly equivalent to 1 centimeter.
hetch
- The universal unit for spacecraft speed used in Farscape. No reference is ever given to just how fast a hetch is, but it can be used to compare the speed of different crafts. For example, a Marauder has a top speed of hetch 7, while Moya can achieve hetch 9 on a good day. Early in the show when Moya is weakened by the brutal removal of her controll collar she only manages hetch 2 by comparison.
hyper-rage
- A Luxan state of mind marked by extreme violence, memory loss, and blackouts.
Hezmana
- Hell (Luxan term)
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J
K
kalvo
- A Scarran unit of energy. At high levels, the energy can be harmful. For example, Kalvo Ten can kill a person.
kelvoy level
- A system used to measure levels of energy. The Kelvoy Levels are used by Sebaceans and are similar to the Scarran Kalvo.
klance
- The universal unit for temperature. For example, a budong's stomach is an inferno; it burns at 5000 klances.
kretma
- A form of currency in the Uncharted Territories, more widely used than the Fennik.
L
lenart
- A unit of weight or volume. For example, it is used to measure chromextin, a drug that was used to heal Talyn.
loomas (slang)
- breasts
M
mallot
- A unit of volume that may be close in size to a liter.
metra
- A unit of length roughly equivalent to 1 kilometer.
microt
- A length of time roughly equivalent to 1 Earth second.
milon
- A unit of length roughly equivalent to a mile.
mivonks (slang)
- testicles
motra
- A unit of length equal to 1/1200 of a metra.
N
nano moment
- A very short amount of time; a small fraction of a second.
O
P
parisim
- A unit of length roughly equivalent to 2 miles.
Q
R
S
samat
- A unit of length roughly equivalent to a foot.
T
thoddo
- an unintelligent person; a dimwit
trad
- The universal unit for power. 200 Trads is the equivalent to 80% of a Transport Pod's power capacity.
translator microbes
- These microbes when injected into a person's bloodstream will make theyr way to the brain and colonize ,it forming a symbiotic relationship with the host. Translator microbes re-wire the brain so that an "infected" person can instantly understand almost all forms of verbal communication. They are in short the equivelent of the universal translator or babel fish of the Farscape universe.
tralk (slang)
- whore
U
V
W
weeken
- An interval of time roughly equivalent to 1 Earth week.
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Y
Z
zacron
- An extremely large unit of length. For example, The Flax is 75 billion Zacrons long.
zark (slang)
- Another curse along the Earth english translation of the curse Fuck (e.g: "Zarking asteroid! It nearly hit us!" See above, Frell).
See also
External links
- BBC: Swear your way through the Uncharted Territories
- SciFi.com: Farscape Glossary
- The Farscape Encyclopedia
Categories: Farscape