stardate

English

Etymology

star +‎ date

Noun

stardate (plural stardates)

1. (science fiction) A date according to the fictional system of time measurement developed for Star Trek.
   • 1967, Star Trek, The Alternative Factor, season 1, episode 27, spoken by William Shatner:

     Captain's log, stardate 3087.6. While investigating an uncharted planet, the Enterprise and at least this entire quadrant of space, has been subjected to violent, unexplained stress and force.

   • 2009 May 30, Edward Rothstein, “The U.S.S. Enterprise, in Strange New World of Museum”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     And to avoid any quantum entanglement, make sure that if you visit the show before it closes on the stardate equivalent to Sept. 20, your transporter is in working order.

Anagrams

• adstrate, astarted, teatards