Science Fiction Vocabulary
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android
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a robot that looks like a person
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antigravity
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reducing, canceling, or protecting against the effect of gravity
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blaster
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a handheld weapon similar to a gun that fires bolts of energy instead of physical projectiles
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cyberpunk
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science fiction dealing with future urban societies dominated by computer technology
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cyborg
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a bionic human
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extraterrestrial
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originating, existing, or occurring outside the earth or its atmosphere
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hyperspace
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a fictional space in which extraordinary events happen
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kryptonite
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a substance that causes the comic-book character Superman to become weak when he is exposed to it
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martian
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an imaginary creature in books, movies, etc., that lives on or comes from the planet Mars
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multiverse
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a theoretical reality that includes a possibly infinite number of parallel universes
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space-time
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the whole or a portion of physical reality determinable by a usually four-dimensional coordinate system
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starship
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a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel
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superhuman
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being above the human : DIVINE
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time machine
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a hypothetical device that permits travel into the past and future
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UFO
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a mysterious flying object in the sky that is sometimes assumed to be a spaceship from another planet
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warp speed
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the highest possible speed
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wormhole
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a hypothetical structure of space-time envisioned as a tunnel connecting points that are separated in space and time
