1: [2, #b], 9: [1, #i], 69: [1, #b]@1phaser range@2Training and recreation facility aboard the Enterprise -D. A dark chamber in which holographic targets appear at random in the distance. Shooting at these moving targets was a test of proficiency with phaser hand weapons. When two participants are involved, each player must remain within a semicircular area, with both players' areas forming a full circle about three meters in diameter. (“A Matter of Honor” [TNG]). Worf and Guinan shared a practice session together in late 2367. Guinan was a better shot than Worf. (“Redemption, Part I” [TNG]).
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~1:[2,#B],56:[2,#B]@1phaser type-1@2Small handheld weapon used by Starfleet personnel, circa 2266, who preferred not to appear conspicuously armed, as in diplomatic functions. Like all such weapons, phaser type-1 could be adjusted to a variety of settings including stun, heat, and disruption. Phaser 1, also known as a hand phaser, was not as powerful as the phaser type-2 pistol. (“The Devil in the Dark” [TOS]). Some versions of phaser type-1 were designed to fit into a pistol grip unit, forming the more powerful phaser type-2.
~1:[2,#B],20:[2,#B]@1phaser type-2@2Pistol type weapon that was used by Starfleet personnel, circa 2266. Significantly more powerful than the tiny phaser type-1, the phaser pistol actually incorporated the phaser 1 into its design. Like all handheld phaser weapons, phaser 2 could be adjusted to a variety of settings including stun, heat, and disruption. (“The Devil in the Dark” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],29:[2,#B]@1phaser type-3@2Handheld rifle weapon. Extremely powerful, seldom necessary on Starfleet missions due to the power of the smaller type-1 and type-2 phasers. (“The Mind's Eye” [TNG]). SEE: phaser rifle.
~1:[2,#B],26:[2,#BI]@1phaser type-4@2Medium-sized phaser emitter device, mountable on small vehicles such as shuttlecraft, although not part of most shuttles' standard equipment. (“The Outcast” [TNG]). SEE: Magellan, Shuttlecraft.
~1:[1,#B],133:[43,#I],177:[11,#I]@1phaser@2Acronym for PHASed Energy Rectification, a directed energy weapon used by the Federation Starfleet and others. Phasers were used as sidearms by Starfleet personnel. Most such weapons were either phaser type-1, otherwise known as hand phasers, which were used primarily when conspicuous weapons were undesirable, or the larger, more powerful phaser type-2, formerly known as pistol phasers. Phaser type-2 weapons were capable of power settings as high as 16. (“Frame of Mind” [TNG]). Type-3 phasers, also known as phaser rifles, were seldom used. (“Where No Man Has Gone Before” [TOS], “The Mind's Eye” [TNG]). Large ship-mounted phaser weapons, often called phaser banks, were standard equipment aboard many Starfleet vessels. By 2367, the effective tactical range of shipboard phaser banks (and most directed energy weapons) was about 300,000 kilometers (about one light-second). Phasers did not exist during the 22nd century, according to Worf in “A Matter of Time” (TNG), so they had to have been invented no earlier than the year 2200. They were apparently not in common use as late as 2254 when the Enterprise landing party in “The Cage” (TOS) was equipped with laser weapons.
~1: [2, #b], 11: [1, #bi], 13: [2, #b]@1Pheben System@2Site of a mission by the Klingon vessel Pagh during William Riker's tenure as first officer of that ship in 2365. (“A Matter of Honor” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],11:[1,#B],14:[1,#I]@1Phelan system@2Star system located some 2.5 light-years from the J'naii planet. The Enterprise -D was assigned to a diplomatic mission in the Phelan system following an assignment at the J'naii system in 2368. (“The Outcast” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],34:[2,#B],59:[1,#B]@1pheromones@2Biochemicals secreted by many carbon-based life-forms, whose scent affects the behavior of other members of the same or similar species. Certain pheromones control the degree of sexual attractiveness attributed to an individual. Empathic metamorphs produce highly elevated levels of a substance similar to pheromones during the final stage of their sexual maturation. (“The Perfect Mate” [TNG]). SEE: Kamala.
~1:[1,#B],8:[1,#B],29:[2,#B]@1Philana@2(Barbara Babcock). Wife of Platonian leader Parmen. Philana was some 2,300 years old and enjoyed the benefits of power in her repressive society. (“Plato's Stepchildren” [TOS]). SEE: Mea 3.
~1:[2,#B],13:[1,#I],29:[1,#B],39:[18,#I]@1Phoenix Cluster@2A dense expanse of stars, largely unexplored by 2368. The Enterprise -D was assigned to conduct two weeks of research in the Phoenix Cluster when the Ktarian plot to infiltrate Starfleet was launched. (“The Game” [TNG]). The Phoenix Cluster was, in part, named for the Phoenix Asteroids in John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon's film Dark Star.
~1:[2,#BI],4:[1,#BI],5:[1,#B],20:[3,#B],33:[1,#B],50:[1,#I],81:[1,#I],85:[5,#I],91:[15,#I]@1Phoenix, U.S.S.@2Federation Nebula -class starship, Starfleet registry number NCC-65420. In 2367, the ship was under the command of Captain Benjamin Maxwell at the time when Maxwell ordered an unauthorized attack on Cardassian forces near Sector 21503. Two Cardassian ships and a Cardassian science station were destroyed by the Phoenix. Maxwell said his actions were intended to prove his suspicions that the Cardassians had been planning a new offensive against the Federation. Maxwell was subsequently relieved of command of the Phoenix. (“The Wounded” [TNG]). The dedication plaque for the Phoenix in Maxwell's ready room carried the motto “There will be an answer, let it be.”
~1:[2,#B],16:[1,#B],33:[1,#B]@1phoretic analyzer@2Biomedical analysis device used aboard Deep Space 9. Dr. Julian Bashir once asked Odo to pour himself into a phoretic analyzer so Bashir could gain a better understanding of the shape-shifter's chemistry. (“Dramatis Personae” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],33:[1,#I],38:[1,#BI],41:[2,#B]@1photon grenades@2Short-range, variable-yield energy weapon that creates a powerful electromagnetic pulse. At lower settings, capable of stunning humanoid life-forms in an enclosed area. Photon grenades were considered for use during the Enterprise -D's rescue mission of Arcos personnel at Turkana IV in 2367, but were ultimately considered ineffective. (“Legacy” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],98:[7,#I],109:[1,#I],139:[1,#I]@1photon torpedo@2Tactical weapon used by Federation starships. Photon torpedoes are self-propelled missiles containing a small quantity of matter and antimatter bound together in a magnetic bottle, launched at warp speed at a target.
Photon torpedoes are usually the weapon of choice when a ship is at warp drive, since they are not limited by the speed of light. The warhead can be removed from a photon torpedo, leaving a small, high-speed missile that can be used as an instrumented probe, to transport small objects (“The Emissary” [TNG]), and can even be used for burials in space (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, “The Schizoid Man” [TNG]). Galaxy -class starships are capable of simultaneously launching up to 10 photon torpedoes from a single launch tube. Each torpedo can be independently targeted. (“The Arsenal of Freedom” [TNG]). A Galaxy -class starship is normally equipped with 250 photon torpedoes. (“Conundrum” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],15:[1,#I]@1Phyrox Plague@2A disease that broke out on the planet Cor Caroli V. The Enterprise -D was successful in eradicating the plague in 2366. Starfleet Command classified the incident as Secret. (“Allegiance” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],14:[1,#I]@1physiostimulator@2Medical instrument used to elevate metabolic functions in an impaired individual. (“The Enterprise Incident” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#BI],8:[2,#B],40:[1,#I],54:[1,#I],56:[30,#I]@1Pi@2Romulan scoutship that crashed on planet Galorndon Core, one-half light-year into Federation space in 2366. The ship was rigged to self-destruct shortly after the crash. Only the wreckage of the ship was recovered, and it was believed the Pi may have been on a covert mission in Federation space. (“The Enemy” [TNG]). The Pi was not seen in “The Enemy,” but one might assume it would have been of the same design as the Romulan scoutship built three episodes later for “The Defector” (TNG).
~1:[1,#BI],2:[1,#B],26:[1,#B],36:[2,#I],52:[1,#I]@1pi (þ)@2Mathematical expression representing the ratio of the circumfrence of a circle over the diameter. An irrational number approximately equal to 3.1415926535. When the Redjac energy-based creature took over the main computer of the Starship Enterprise in 2267, Spock forced the creature from the computer by ordering it to compute pi to the last decimal place, a mathematically impossible task. (“Wolf in the Fold” [TOS]).
~1: [3, #b], 18: [3, #b], 45: [1, #i]@1Picard Delta One@2Holodeck computer file, a virtual reality within which lived the computer intelligences known as Professor James Moriarty and Countess Barthalomew. In the program, the Professor and the Countess believed they were exploring the universe together, having escaped the confines of the Enterprise -D holodeck. (“Ship in a Bottle” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[2,#B],12:[2,#BI],16:[3,#B],22:[1,#I]@1Picard Maneuver@2 A tactic devised by Captain Jean-Luc Picard aboard the U.S.S. Stargazer during the Battle of Maxia in 2355. The Stargazer accelerated to warp speed and for an instant appeared to be in two places at once to a distant observer, the opponent vessel. This maneuver, taking advantage of the fact that the opponent vessel was using only light-speed sensors, allowed the Federation starship to fire and damage their enemy. The Picard Maneuver is required study at Starfleet Academy. (“The Battle” [TNG]).
~1: [2, #b], 16: [1, #i], 19: [2, #b], 66: [30, #i], 98: [3, #i]@1Picard, Maurice@2(Clive Church). Vinticulturist from LaBarre, France, on planet Earth, and the father of Enterprise -D captain Jean-Luc Picard. The elder Picard did not approve of advanced technology and avoided it in his life whenever possible. It was understandable, then, that Maurice Picard did not approve of his younger son's joining Starfleet rather than remaining at home to tend the family vineyard. (“Tapestry” [TNG]). The name Maurice was not from dialog, but came from the script for “Tapestry” as well as from Jean-Luc's bio computer screen in “Conundrum” (TNG). The name was selected by Star Trek writer-producer Ron Moore.
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~1:[3,#B],8:[1,#I],11:[2,#B],48:[1,#B]@1Picard, Yvette Gessard@2(Herta Ware). Mother to Enterprise -D captain Jean-Luc Picard. Many years after her death, Picard once again met her son, Jean-Luc, in 2364 when a failed warp-drive experiment caused a bizarre intertwining of time, space, and thought caused by an individual known as the Traveler. (“Where No One Has Gone Before” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],3:[1,#I],14:[2,#B]@1Pierson, Lieutenant@2Enterprise -D engineering technician who worked to help repair the experimental particle fountain at planet Tyrus VIIA in 2369. (“The Quality of Life” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],10:[2,#BI],21:[2,#B],27:[3,#B],40:[1,#B],48:[1,#I],65:[2,#B],76:[2,#B],114:[1,#B],138:[24,#I],163:[14,#I],178:[4,#I],184:[19,#I],205:[54,#I],261:[3,#I],266:[25,#I]@1Pike, Christopher@2(Jeffrey Hunter). Early captain of the first Starship Enterprise, Pike commanded one of the first missions to planet Talos IV, after which Starfleet imposed General Order 7, prohibiting Federation contact with that planet. Pike was born in Mojave, on Earth, and took command of the Enterprise in 2250 and conducted two five-year missions of exploration. He relinquished command of that ship to James Kirk in 2263, at which time Pike was promoted to fleet captain. Pike suffered severe radiation injuries in 2266 as a result of an accident aboard a class-J training ship. Wheelchair bound as a result of delta ray exposure, Pike went to live on Talos IV when the Talosians offered to use their power of illusion to provide him with a life unfettered by his physical body. (“The Cage,” “The Menagerie” [TOS]). Based on Spock's line that he had served with Pike for 11 years, we conjecture that Pike had commanded two five-year missions of the Enterprise prior to his promotion to fleet captain in 2263. Christopher Pike was seen as Enterprise captain in the first Star Trek pilot episode, “The Cage” [TOS], produced in 1964. Actor Jeffrey Hunter, who portrayed Pike, was unavailable when the second Star Trek pilot (“Where No Man Has Gone Before” [TOS]) was being planned, so the part was recast with William Shatner portraying Captain James Kirk. Footage from “The Cage” was later incorporated into the two-part episode “The Menagerie” (TOS). Prior to either Shatner or Hunter, producer Gene Roddenberry had offered the role of the captain to Sea Hunt actor Lloyd Bridges. Star Trek tradition has it that shuttlecraft are named after famous explorers and scientists, and the shuttle in “The Most Toys” (TNG) was named after Christopher Pike.
~1:[2,#BI],6:[1,#I],15:[1,#B],25:[1,#I],44:[2,#B],50:[1,#I],52:[11,#I]@1Pike, Shuttlepod@2Assigned to the Enterprise -D, this shuttle, #12, was destroyed while transporting hytritium to the ship in 2366. The explosion of the Pike was initially believed to be due to pilot error, but was later discovered to have been caused by Kivas Fajo. (“The Most Toys [TNG]). The Pike was named for Captain Christopher Pike, early captain of the first Starship Enterprise.
~1:[2,#B],3:[1,#I],12:[2,#B]@1Pinder, Lieutenant@2Enterprise -D science division crew member, and supervisor to Ensign Janeway. Pinder found fault in Janeway's performance, much to Janeway's dismay. (“Man of the People” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#BI],2:[1,#B],18:[1,#I],58:[2,#B],60:[6,#I],68:[4,#I],75:[10,#I],86:[20,#I]@1Pioneer 10@2Ancient space probe launched in 1972 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Earth. Pioneer 10 studied the planets Jupiter and Saturn, and was the first human-made object to leave Earth's Solar system. The probe drifted for centuries in the interstellar void until it was destroyed in 2287 by a Klingon Bird-of-Prey piloted by Captain Klaa. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier). The Pioneer 10 model used in Star Trek V was built with technical assistance provided by Richard O. Fimmel, Pioneer project manager for NASA's Ames Research Center. (We didn't tell him that we were going to blow up his spacecraft!)
~1:[1,#B],3:[2,#B]@1Piotr@2SEE: Chekov, Piotr.
~1:[3,#B],6:[3,#B],11:[1,#I]@1Piper, Dr. Mark@2(Paul Fix). Chief medical officer aboard the Enterprise in 2265 and predecessor to Dr. McCoy. (“Where No Man Has Gone Before” [TOS]).
~1: [2, #b], 8: [1, #b], 30: [1, #i]@1pipius claw@2A traditional Klingon dish. Commander Riker tasted some of this stuff when he tried to acquaint himself with Klingon culture prior to his temporary assignment to the Pagh in 2365. (“A Matter of Honor” [TNG]).
~1: [4, #bi], 22: [1, #b], 34: [4, #i], 40: [1, #i], 46: [3, #b]@1Pirates of Penzance, The@2Comic operetta by Sir William Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, first published on Earth in 1879. Beverly Crusher, in her role as ship's drama director, staged a production of The Pirates of Penzance aboard the Enterprise -D in 2368. She urged Geordi La Forge to audition for the role of Major-General Stanley for the production, although Geordi was uncomfortable about singing in front of people. (“Disaster” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B]@1pistol@2Handheld weapon that used a small chemical explosive to propel a metal pellet. One variety of these weapons, known as a double-action cavalry pistol, circa 1873, was found in a subterranean cavern on Earth in 2368. (“Time's Arrow, Part I” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#BI],20:[2,#BI],39:[1,#I],43:[2,#I]@1Plak-tow@2Vulcan term roughly translating as “blood fever”. Refers to a state of mind in which a Vulcan undergoing Pon farr, the mating drive, becomes oblivious to anything not related to the winning of one's mate. Spock experienced Plak-tow when he underwent Pon farr in 2267, making him prone to throwing bowls of soup in anger. (“Amok Time” [TOS]).
