science fiction
noun [ U ]
uk
/ˌsaɪ.əns ˈfɪk.ʃən/ us
/ˌsaɪ.əns ˈfɪk.ʃən/ (informal sci-fi); (also SF)B1
Meaning of science fiction in English
(Definition of science fiction from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
science fiction | American Dictionary
Examples of science fiction
science fiction
More difficult concepts with subjective overtones can be illuminated with the spotlight of science fiction.
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The feeling of estrangement that permeates science fiction is bound to the scientific worldview, and the alienating discovery of the new universe.
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This way of thinking about science fiction, as the human versus the non-human, is satisfyingly elegant and transparent.
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An idea often discussed is the teleportation machine of science fiction.
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The idea that a state, today or ever, could possess and effectively process this level of information is clearly in the realms of science fiction.
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Why distort and indeed mislead public education and discussion by confusing scientific fact and science fiction?
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It is not, like science fiction, speculative or utopian.
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Many players do, however, catch the game's references to forms of cybernetic science fiction from the past two decades.
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This may have been wild fantasy or at best science fiction in the opinion of many.
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The idea of routinely studying undergraduates rather than experts would have been seen as science fiction, and not very good science fiction at that.
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Their existence is therefore, by definition, science fiction at this time.
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A fanciful suggestion perhaps, but it is only a short time since a manned journey to the moon was considered to be mere science fiction.
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I agree with them that considering humans as utility maximisers is like entering the world of science fiction.
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In addition, science fiction would have remained marginalized were it not for the opening up of the genre to film and television.
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Does it simply fall silent, or does it emit a loud, high-pitched, non-stop screech evocative of alien invasions in science fiction movies?
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विज्ञान काल्पनिका…
サイエンス･フィクション, 空想科学小説, 空想科学（くうそうかがく）…
bilim kurgu, bilimkurgu…
science-fiction [feminine], (de) science-fiction…
ciència-ficció…
sciencefiction…
கற்பனை செய்யப்பட்ட எதிர்காலத்தைப் பற்றிய புத்தகங்கள், திரைப்படங்கள் அல்லது கார்ட்டூன்கள், குறிப்பாக விண்வெளி பயணம் அல்லது பிற கிரகங்களைப் பற்றி…
(भविष्य और अंतरिक्ष से संबंधित एक काल्पनिक कथा) साइंस फिक्शन, विज्ञान कथा…
કાલ્પનિક વિજ્ઞાન કથા…
science fiction…
science fiction…
fiksyen sains…
die Science-Fiction, Science-Fiction-……
science fiction [masculine], science fiction…
سائنسی قصے…
наукова фантастика…
научная фантастика…
ఊహించిన భవిష్యత్తు గురించిన పుస్తకాలు, చలనచిత్రాలు లేదా కార్టూన్లు, ముఖ్యంగా అంతరిక్ష ప్రయాణం లేదా ఇతర గ్రహాల గురించి…
خَيال عِلْمي…
কল্পবিজ্ঞান…
science fiction…
fiksi ilmiah…
นิยายวิทยาศาสตร์…
truyện khoa học viễn tưởng…
fantastyka naukowa, science fiction, powieści fantastyczno-naukowe…
공상 과학 소설…
fantascienza…
