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
Examples of science fiction in a Sentence
Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction.
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Fusion energy, long a figment of science fiction, may become a viable source of power in the coming decades.
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Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The classic science fiction novel where a young boy survives a family betrayal on an inhospitable world.
5 THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM (Tor, $18.99).
—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
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Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The classic science fiction novel where a young boy survives a family betrayal on an inhospitable world.
5 THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM (Tor, $18.99).
—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
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 6 May. 2024.
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