###################################################### # Gizmo Names # ------------- # gizmo.txt: keywords for Coglin gizmos # # This file contains the lists of keywords (and their # weights) that are used to generate the names of # Coglin gizmos ###################################################### %%%% gizmo_adjective ablative actuated # A. E. van Vogt, "Far Centaurus" adeledicnander alternating aluminium # from the "turbo encabulator" article/engineer in-joke, it's in here a lot ambifacient annular articulated articulation asymmetric automatic auxiliary axial axillary backup # another from the turbo encabulator article barescent # Look Around You besselheim bifurcated bismuth carbon # This Island Earth catherimine coaxial cobalt compression continuous control cosinusoidal coronal current cyclic # turbo encabulator, from "depleneration" deplenerated differential diffraction diffusion dipole directional distributed dynamic elastic electric emergency # This Island Earth endiom energy engrammatic experimental exponential feedback flux # The Royal Tenenbaums friscalating galvanic # MST3K gizmonic graphite grounded harmonic horizontal hydraulic # Marvin the Martian illudium impulse induction inertial interpolated inverse iridium iterative laminar lateral liminal linear lithium logarithmic magnetic # turbo encabulator, as "manestically" manestic metallic modal # turbo encabulator modial molybdenum morphic neodymium nominal nondeterministic oscillating # turbo encabulator panandermic permeable personal phase pilot # turbo encabulator pipusoidal plastic pneumatic polar polarised power # turbo encabulator prefabulated preliminary pressurised primary prismatic radial reactive reciprocating recursive remote resonant reticulated reverberating rotary rotating secondary shock sinusoidal sonic spiral # turbo encabulator spurving static stepdown stochastic # Magic: the Gathering strionic symmetric # The Sirens of Titan synclastic synthetic tangential tertiary test torque trial tungsten tuning twisted utility vacuum vanadium variable vectored vertical voltage voltaic @gizmo_modifier@axial @gizmo_modifier@bolic @gizmo_modifier@boloid @gizmo_modifier@choric @gizmo_modifier@controlled # backformed from "hydrocoptic", from the turbo encabulator article @gizmo_modifier@coptic @gizmo_modifier@coupled @gizmo_modifier@current @gizmo_modifier@cyclic @gizmo_modifier@dermic @gizmo_modifier@dynamic @gizmo_modifier@faceted @gizmo_modifier@functional @gizmo_modifier@genic @gizmo_modifier@grade @gizmo_modifier@graphic @gizmo_modifier@gravic @gizmo_modifier@lytic @gizmo_modifier@matic @gizmo_modifier@metric @gizmo_modifier@meric @gizmo_modifier@phasic @gizmo_modifier@scopic @gizmo_modifier@static @gizmo_modifier@strophic @gizmo_modifier@thetic @gizmo_modifier@tonic @gizmo_modifier@topic @gizmo_modifier@tronic @gizmo_modifier@tropic %%%% gizmo_noun accumulator actuator amplidyne amplifier apparatus array assembler assembly attenuator balancer ballast battery bearing booster bracket bushing bypass # as in the mechanical component, not as in "camera" cam camshaft capacitor capsule # Australian spelling of "carburetor" carburettor # "catch you later!" catchulator chamber circuit circulator coil collator collimator commutator comparator compensator conditioner conductor conduit connector constructor controller converter core correlator crankshaft demodulator device diode distributor dongle doodad drive driveshaft dynamo effector # you may have guessed: it's from the turbo encabulator article encabulator engine equaliser escapement filament filter flange frame # hacker slang frob # ibid. frobnicator # ibid. frobnitz gasket gauge generator # Hogan's Heroes gonkulator governor # turbo encabulator grammeter grating # Look Around You gribbin grid grommet gyre hopper impeller inducer # funnel, but in a technobabble context from The Sirens of Titan infundibulum initiator injector instantiator integrator interface # This Island Earth interocitor inverter iterator linkage loader # turbo encabulator marzlevane matrix mesh meter modulator module motor nacelle node nozzle oscillator # "phase modulator" phasor pinion pivot plating plug port processor pump pylon ramjet receiver rectifier regulator relay resonator rig rod rotor # ThunderCats samoflange scanner scope sensor shaft sheave shunt solenoid spandrel spanner spline spring sprocket stabiliser stator stridulator substantiator subsystem suspension switch synthesiser tensor throttle toroid transducer transformer transistor transmission # Calvin and Hobbes transmogrifier transponder # Friends transponster # FoxTrot trapovaloid trunnion tube turbine valve variator varistor # This Island Earth volterator # turbo encabulator. told you it was in here a lot waneshaft waveguide wheel whirligig widget @gizmo_modifier@corder @gizmo_modifier@cycler @gizmo_modifier@former @gizmo_modifier@lator @gizmo_modifier@lyser @gizmo_modifier@sorter @gizmo_modifier@stat @gizmo_modifier@tron @gizmo_modifier@vator %%%% gizmo_modifier aero algo allo ambi amphi ana aniso annulo ante anti apeiro astro auto auxo # Smells Like Nirvana bargle baro baryo bathy beepo benzo bi bingo bio # hacker slang bogo calli cata ceno chiro chromo chrono circum cis combi compu contra counter cross cryo cyclo deca demi dextro di dia dingle dodeca ecto eigen eka electro enantio endo epi exa exo ferro flexi fluoro galvano geo giga # of or relating to goblins, of course gobbo gonio gyro hecto helico hemi hepta hetero hexa holo homeo homo hydro hygro hyper hypo icosa idio infra insta inter intra intro ipsi iso kilo kine kineto latero levo litho ludo lyso macro magico magneto magni manu maxi mecha mechano medio mega megalo mero meso meta metro micro mnemo mono morpho multi myria myxo nega neo neuro nico nitro nona nulli octo omni oneiro ortho osmo over oxy pano para penta peri peta petro phono phospho photo physio piezo placo poly posi post potentio pre preter pro proto pseudo psychro pyro quadro quasi radio recti reticulo retro rhabdo rheo roto semi septa sesqui sinistro spectro sphero spiro stereo strato sub super supra synchro tachy techno tele tera tetra # after the late Thag Simmons (Far Side) thago thauma theo thermo topo trans tri turbo ultra under uni vario vibro visco vitreo volu xeno xero xylo # of or relating to Zot, of course zotto zygo zymo