Dictionary

Star Trek en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˈstɑɹ trĕk] (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈstɑ˞ tɹɛk] (US)

Meanings

1. Futuristic, particularly with respect to things similar in appearance or effect to technology in the Star Trek franchise.
   • Such portfolios lie on the so-called efficient frontier, which sounds very Star Trek, and is shown in Exhibit 12.2. 2008 August 4, David M. Darst, The Little Book that Saves Your Assets: What the Rich Continue to Do to Stay Wealthy in Up and Down Markets, Hoboken: Wiley, →ISBN, →OL, page 154:
   • Older vampires learned how to dissemble and reassemble their bodies in a way that was very Star Trek. 2007 July 3, Michele Bardsley, Don't Talk Back to Your Vampire, Signet Eclipse, →ISBN, →OL, page 121:
   • The next century will be more Star Trek than anyone could have imagined. All the untapped channels and stations or frequencies (apps you can download) in the brain will become the new final frontier to explore. 2012 August 29, D. Crawford, Nirvana in the Garden of Eden: The Quantum Leap and Evolution of 2012, Bloomington: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, →OL, page 33:
   • Sounds very Star Trek, but Virtual Reality technology exists right now. 1992, Faith Popcorn, The Popcorn Report: Faith Popcorn on the Future of Your Company, Your World, Your Life, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, →OL, page 110:
   • 'This is very Star Trek,' Bryan pipes up as he examines the sketches of the space suits. 2002, Eddie Rowley, Westlife on Tour, Ebury, published 2011, →ISBN, →OL:

Forms

Star Trek en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• [ˈstɑɹ trĕk] (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈstɑ˞ tɹɛk] (US)

Meanings

1. A popular sci-fi media franchise set in the future, primarily focusing on the adventures of the personnel of a space navy of an interstellar political federation of which Earth is a charter member.
   • We all went into the National Space Society reception, which they'd been looking forward to, since some of the cast of Star Trek had been invited. 1994, Dan Quayle, Standing Firm: A Vice-Presidential Memoir, 1st edition, HarperCollins, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 253:

Deriveds

Star Trek Day · Trekkish · Treknology · Treknical · Star Trekker · Trekker · Treknobabble · Star Trekkian · Trekky · Star Trekkish · Shit Trek · Trek · Trekkie · Star Trekky

Relateds

warp drive · Prime Directive · phaser · Borg · First Contact Day · Vulcan · Klingon · transporter · tricorder

Translations (22)

fr Star Trek (the franchise) · pt Jornada nas Estrelas pt (the franchise) · sh Звјездане стазе (the franchise) · ru Стар-Тре́к (the franchise) · es Viaje a las estrellas (the franchise) · de Star Trek (the franchise) · sh Zvezdane staze (the franchise) · de Raumschiff Enterprise (the franchise) · az Ulduz Yolu (the franchise) · ja スタートレック (the franchise) · it Destinazione Cosmo (the franchise) · mr स्टार ट्रेक (the franchise) · cmn 星際旅行 /星际旅行 (the franchise) · es Star Trek (the franchise) · pl Star Trek (the franchise) · bg Стар Трек (the franchise) · it Star Trek (the franchise) · sh Звездане стазе (the franchise) · ru Звёздный путь (the franchise) · fi Star Trek (the franchise) · sh Zvjezdane staze (the franchise) · it viaggio stellare (the franchise)