Phobian

See also: phobian

English

Etymology 1

Phobos +‎ -ian

Adjective

Phobian (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to Phobos.
   • 1892, Scientific American - Volume 67, page 112:

     If his stature in earthly measurement be taken as five feet ten inches, he would tower into the Phobian sky to a hight of over on and one-tenth miles.

   • 1960, Krafft A. Ehricke, Space flight - Volume 1, page 216:

     From the period of precession of the Phobian orbit the oblateness of Mars is computed to be about 1/192, which exceeds that of the Earth.

   • 1972, Benjamin Franklin Howell, Earth and Universe, page 86:

     This produces the unusual (to Earthmen) situation that the Phobian "month" is shorter than the Martian "day."

   • 2006, Alex De Witt, The Phobian Project, →ISBN:

     I understood (again from the brochures) that our little Phobian virus was extremely virulent.

Noun

Phobian (plural Phobians)

1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of Phobos.
   • 1892, Scientific American - Volume 67, page 112:

     In walking he would raise the toes of his feet above the heads of the Phobians to a height of five hundred feet.

   • 2006, Alex De Witt, The Phobian Project, →ISBN:

     You know the answer already as to why the Phobians acquired the plague.

   • 2010, Lonnie Holman I, Ultimate Dichotomization, →ISBN, page 42:

     After conferring amongst themselves, the majority of the representative suspected that the Phobians were about to announce plans for another annexation of some economically troubled world.

Synonyms

• (inhabitant of Phobos): Phobosian

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

Phobian (plural Phobians)

1. (Ghana) A member of Accra Hearts of Oak S.C., Ghana's premier football club.
   • 1988, South African Panorama - Volume 33, page 50:

     To mark the end of Relations Week a fun run over 8 km was held at the Phobians Athletics Club.

   • 2001, Alex Akurgo, Camillus Abongo, May 9 at Accra Stadium: A Gripping Story of a Disaster that Turned Ordinary People Into Heroes:

     The determination of the Porcupine Warriors to make amends is not far-fetched as they matched the Phobians squarely in two off-season matches.

   • 2001, Africa Today - Volume 7, page 37:

     The club's supporters (estimated to be in excess of 2 million) painted the whole of Ghana amber that night, their elation especially informed by the fact that apart from winning the first Champions League of the Millennium, the Phobians now stay firmly on the rail of bitter rivals Kotoko, who won the old-format Champions Cup twice and were losing finalists on five other occasions.