forcefields
Energy-based protective barriers
Forcefields are invisible barriers of energy in science fiction, used to block weapons, contain atmospheres, or protect spacecraft and installations: The ship's forcefields held against the attack.
The concept has no basis in current physics but appears throughout the genre.
Figuratively, someone might put up a forcefield to keep others at emotional distance.
Also spelled as two words: force fields.
Obstruction preventing passage
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
deflection · repulsion · impenetrable · armor · aegis · ward · aura · perimeter
Obstruction preventing passage
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- deflectorSomething that redirects
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- holographicMade of light interference patterns
antimatter · photon · repulsor · warp · cloaking · starship · phasers · sci-fi
Involving electric and magnetic fields
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- electricPowered by current
- quantumSmallest discrete unit
- kineticRelating to motion
thermal · radiation · photons · plasma · fusion · charged · polarized · ionized
Not physically present
- unseenNot perceived visually
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- transparentAllowing light through
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
imperceptible · hidden · cloaked · shimmering · translucent · ghostly · phased · dimensional
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
containment · deflection · repulsion · impenetrable · armor · aegis · ward · aura · perimeter · envelope
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
holographic · antimatter · photon · repulsor · warp · cloaking · starship · phasers · sci-fi · cyberpunk
electromagnetic
Involving electric and magnetic fields
kinetic · thermal · radiation · photons · plasma · fusion · charged · polarized · ionized · reactor
intangible
Not physically present
- unseenNot perceived visually
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- transparentAllowing light through
ethereal · imperceptible · hidden · cloaked · shimmering · translucent · ghostly · phased · dimensional · permeable
forcefieldsopenings
Available positions or gaps
gaps · breaches · portals · passages · vulnerabilities
forcefieldsdeath rays
Imaginary lethal energy weapons
weapons · laser beams · projectiles · missiles · attacks