| science fiction n. A literary or cinematic genre in which fantasy, typically based on speculative scientific discoveries or developments, environmental changes, space travel, or life on other planets, forms part of the plot or background. sci  ence-fic tion (s  ns-f kshn) adj. |
science fiction
Noun
stories and films that make imaginative use of scientific knowledge or theories
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| Noun | 1. |  science fiction - literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on societyteleportation - a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another fantasy, phantasy - fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies" cyberpunk - a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic computerized societies teleport - transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another |
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