science fiction

noun

Definition of science fiction

: 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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There are recommendations here for those, too, including a sprawling science fiction epic and an unusual history of baseball, that great summer pastime. — Jim Kiest, ExpressNews.com, "12 new books for your summer reading list," 5 June 2019 And if scientists ever do develop new forms of weak propulsion, the hyper-sensitive thrust balances developed by Tajmar and the Dresden team will almost certainly play a role in sorting science fact from science fiction. — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, "A Mythical Form of Space Propulsion Finally Gets a Real Test," 5 June 2019 But the set-up, which already calls to mind classic science fiction, gets more unusual. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Some Humans Can Detect the Earth's Magnetic Field," 19 Mar. 2019 Every network was scrambling to get something science fiction on the air. — Chris Morris, Fortune, "Trump's 'Space Force' Was Launched Once Before — On Television — and It Crashed," 18 June 2018 Any notion of brain change or growth was dismissed as science fiction. — Samantha Boardman, Marie Claire, "Can People Really Change?," 26 Mar. 2019 In your typical science fiction first contact novel, aliens visit Earth by hovering over or destroying our major cities — usually New York, London, or LA. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "The 13 best sci-fi books to check out on your new Kindle," 29 Dec. 2018 MacFarlane's interest in exploring social issues through science fiction also features heavily in the series. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "The Orville blends science fiction and science fact into a winning mix," 29 Dec. 2018 The result is something that is looser and more open-ended, less hard science fiction than a dreamy kind of science pastoral, albeit one populated with mutant crocodiles. — George Pendle, Esquire, "Alex Garland Mutated Annihilation Into a Psychedelic Sci-Fi Horror," 21 Feb. 2018

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