"TARDIS" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈtɑːdɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɑɹdɪs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-TARDIS.ogg [US] Forms: TARDISes [plural]
Etymology: Coined in 1963 for the British science-fiction programme Doctor Who; said to stand for "Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space". Head templates: {{en-proper noun|TARDISes}} TARDIS (plural TARDISes)
  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. Categories (topical): Doctor Who, Science fiction, Time travel Derived forms: Tardis, TARDIS blue, Tardis-like
    Sense id: en-TARDIS-en-name-jxN3eUzY Disambiguation of Doctor Who: 59 41 Disambiguation of Science fiction: 54 46 Disambiguation of Time travel: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 56 44

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɑːdɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɑɹdɪs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-TARDIS.ogg [US] Forms: TARDISes [plural]
Etymology: Coined in 1963 for the British science-fiction programme Doctor Who; said to stand for "Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space". Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} TARDIS (plural TARDISes)
  1. Alternative form of Tardis (something which resembles the bigger-on-the-inside time machine from the series Doctor Who). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Tardis (extra: something which resembles the bigger-on-the-inside time machine from the series Doctor Who) Categories (topical): Science fiction, Time travel
    Sense id: en-TARDIS-en-noun-JhhA87np Disambiguation of Science fiction: 54 46 Disambiguation of Time travel: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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