TARDIS
proper nounnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈtɑːdɪs//
- United States//ˈtɑɹdɪs//
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.
proper noun
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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.
'While I was in the Rani's TARDIS, I made an adjustment or two.' He chuckled, remembering the occasion.
The Master's essence escapes his funeral urn and lands the TARDIS in San Francisco on December 30, 1999.
I want the ground to swallow me up. I want to hide in a corner, curl up, and weep, sucking my thumb. I want the TARDIS to appear and take me away.
Etymology
Coined in 1963 for the British science-fiction programme Doctor Who; said to stand for "Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space".
noun
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Variant of TardisAlternative form of Tardis (something which resembles the bigger-on-the-inside time machine from the series Doctor Who).
This unassuming Georgian terrace house, located within five minutes walk of the busy commercial and tourist heart of Bath in Somerset, is like a veritable TARDIS of astronomical history and discovery, with more to see on the inside than its [exterior suggests].
Forms
- plural
- TARDISes
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