science fiction
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science fiction
- /ˈsaɪəns ˌfɪkʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪkʃən
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From science + fiction. First use appears c. 1851. See cite below.
noun science fictions · science-fiction
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Fiction in which advanced technology or science is a key element.
Now this applies especially to Science-Fiction, in which the revealed truths of Science may be given, interwoven with a pleasing story which may itself be poetical and true—thus circulating a knowledge of the Poetry of Science, clothed in a garb of the Poetry of Life.
Similar: scientific romance, scientifiction, sci-fi, SF, skiffy, stf, science fiction
- Technology that, while theoretically possible, is not yet practical. Despite decades of research, mass-market personal aircraft are still science fiction.
Opposite: science fact
adjective science-fiction
- Of or pertaining to this genre.
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noun
Opposite: science fact
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noun fiction genre
| Español | ciencia ficción |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 과학소설 gwahaksoseol, 사이언스 픽션 saieonseu piksyeon, 공상과학 소설 gongsanggwahak soseol |
| 日本語 | SF (esuefu), 空想科学小説 kūsō kagaku shōsetsu, サイエンスフィクション saiensu fikushon |
| 中文 | 科學幻想 /科学幻想 kēxué huànxiǎng, 科幻 kēhuàn, 科學虛構 /科学虚构 kēxué xūgòu |
| Kiswahili | sayansi ya kubuniwa |
| Português | ficção científica |
| Français | science-fiction |
| Deutsch | Science-Fiction |
| Italiano | fantascienza |
| Ελληνικά | επιστημονική φαντασία epistimonikí fantasía |
| Română | știință-ficțiune, science-fiction |
| Русский | фанта́стика fantástika, нау́чная фанта́стика naúčnaja fantástika |
| Tiếng Việt | khoa học viễn tưởng, khoa học giả tưởng |
| العربية | خَيَال عِلْمِيّ ḵayāl ʕilmiyy |
| עברית | מַדָּע בִּדְיוֹנִי madá bid'yóni |
noun technology which is not yet practical
| 中文 | 科學幻想 /科学幻想 kēxué huànxiǎng, 科幻 kēhuàn |
|---|---|
| Português | ficção científica |
| Français | science-fiction |
| Deutsch | Science-Fiction, Zukunftsmusik |
| Русский | фанта́стика fantástika |
Talk about this word "science fiction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/science%20fiction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. science fiction. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/science%20fiction "science fiction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/science%20fiction.Cite this
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title = {science fiction},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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