seetee

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Spelling out of CT, initialism of contraterrene. Coined by American science fiction author Jack Williamson in 1942.

Adjective[edit]

seetee (not comparable)

  1. (science fiction) Synonym of contraterrene (“made of or pertaining to antimatter”).
    • 1949, Jack Williamson, “Seetee Shock”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 42, number 4, page 149:
      He followed her slowly into the empty hallway, announcing flatly, “I never made a seetee weapon. I don’t intend to start now.”
    • 1960, John Glasby, Black Abyss‎[1], e-book edition, published 2014, →ISBN:
      He gritted his teeth as another bolt of seetee matter exploded against the energy screen.
    • 2010, Richard A. Lupoff, “Nothing Personal”, in Darrell Schweitzer, editor, Cthulhu’s Reign‎[2], →ISBN:
      She inferred what happened: the atmosphere of Yuggoth was composed of SeeTee matter. ¶ SeeTee. CT. ContraTerrene. Antimatter.
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