| 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
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms)
a. a literary genre that makes imaginative use of scientific knowledge or conjecture
b. (as modifier) a science fiction writer
science fiction
- droid - A robot in science fiction, it is a shortening of android.
- death ray - Was a staple of (pulp) science fiction in the mid-20th century.
- time warp - A concept that arose in the 1950s and originally applied to science fiction.
- warp speed - Alludes to the use in science fiction, especially the speed used for interstellar travel in the science fiction television series Star Trek.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
Translations
science fiction
science fiction n → fantascienza
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