vibroknife

English

Etymology

From vibro- +‎ knife.

Noun

vibroknife (plural vibroknives)

(science fiction) Synonym of vibroblade (“a weapon or tool with a rapidly vibrating blade”).
- 2003, Richard Morgan, Broken Angels, London: Gollancz, →ISBN, page 75:
  Beneath my jacket, I tugged the vibroknife from its sheath in the small of my back and activated the motor. With my free hand I pressed down hard on the dead man's spine and started cutting.

References

Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “vibroknife, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

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