science fiction
noun
: fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component
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Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction.
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The book is not science fiction, but a real possibility of the outcome of the global warming and our indifference towards scientific facts.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2026
These machines do not look much like the flying cars of science fiction.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
These include professional associations, scientific museums, funding agencies, governmental regulatory agencies, as well as science popularizers and science fiction writers.
—Prodromos Yannas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Hope Ten years after launching his cult horror hit The Wailing in Cannes, Na Hong-jin returns with this large-scale science fiction thriller, reportedly the most expensive Korean film ever made.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2026
These machines do not look much like the flying cars of science fiction.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
These include professional associations, scientific museums, funding agencies, governmental regulatory agencies, as well as science popularizers and science fiction writers.
—Prodromos Yannas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Hope Ten years after launching his cult horror hit The Wailing in Cannes, Na Hong-jin returns with this large-scale science fiction thriller, reportedly the most expensive Korean film ever made.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for science fiction
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“Science fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fiction. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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