English Explanatory Dictionary

tardis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of Tardis.
name
  1. The time machine and spacecraft used by the Doctor in the British sci-fi television series Doctor Who, which is larger on the inside than its exterior (that of a British police box) suggests, or any of the conceptually similar time machines used by other members of the Doctor's race, the Time Lords.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Tardis (something which resembles the bigger-on-the-inside time machine from the series Doctor Who).
name
  1. Alternative form of TARDIS (time machine from the series Doctor Who which is larger on the inside than the outside).
noun
  1. Something which resembles such a machine, either in that it travels through time or in that its interior is or appears to be larger (or more full of information or things) than its exterior suggested.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɑːdɪs/ /ˈtɑɹdɪs/ en-us-TARDIS.ogg

Word forms

tardis tardises

Etymology

Coined in 1963 for the British science-fiction programme Doctor Who; said to stand for "Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space".

Derived words

Tardis TARDIS blue Tardis-like turdis
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