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hard science fiction

hard science fiction noun: a subgenre of science fiction that focuses on technical detail and scientific accuracy.

Noun

hard science fiction (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of science fiction that focuses on technical detail and scientific accuracy.

Antonyms of hard science fiction

Origin of hard science fiction

Coined by American critic P. Schuyler Miller in 1957.

Questions about hard science fiction

What does hard science fiction mean?
Hard science fiction means a subgenre of science fiction that focuses on technical detail and scientific accuracy.
What part of speech is hard science fiction?
Hard science fiction is a noun.

Words near hard science fiction in the dictionary

  1. hard rubber
  2. hard rubbers
  3. hard sauce
  4. hard sauces
  5. hard science
  6. hard science fiction
  7. hard sciences
  8. hard sectoring
  9. hard sell
  10. hard sells
  11. hard seltzer

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