edisonade

English

Etymology

From Edison +‎ -ade, coined by Canadian author John Clute in 1993, after inventor Thomas Edison.

Noun

edisonade (plural edisonades)

1. (science fiction) A genre of science fiction and adventure fiction featuring a brilliant robust inventor, engineer or scientist hero who has an adventure in the wilds of the world, created from the mid-19th century to early 20th century, mostly American. [from 1993]

Coordinate terms

• scientific romance (“European science-fiction genre of the same period”)

Translations

genre of fiction

• Italian: edisonata f

See also

• robinsonade
• steampunk
• gaslight romance
• space opera

Further reading

• edisonade on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• adenoside