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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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 12 Oct. 2025
What once felt like science fiction – powders that breathe, trap and transform molecules – is now science fact.
—Stavroula Alina Kampouri, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
The outward look may still be practical, but the technology inside is slowly catching up with science fiction’s imagination.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
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 17 Oct. 2025.
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