Complete Definition of "science fiction"

English

Noun
science fiction

  1. Fiction in which advanced technology and/or science is a key element.

#: Some purists consider the original Star Wars more a Western than science fiction.

  1. Technology which, while theoretically possible, is not yet practical.

#: Despite decades of research, mass-market personal aircraft are still science fiction.

Translations
trans-top|fiction
French: science-fiction
German: Science-Fiction f
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Slovene: znanstvena fantastika f
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trans-top|technology which is not yet practical
French: science-fiction
German: Science-Fiction f
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Slovene: znanstvena fantastika f
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Related terms
fiction
sci-fi
scientifiction
SF

See also
fantasy
speculative fiction

Category:Science fiction

de:science fiction

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