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science-fact

science-fact is the alternative form of science fact.

Meaning of science fact

Noun

science fact (countable and uncountable, plural science facts)

  1. Reality, especially scientific and technological reality, as contrasted with the manner in which it is depicted in science fiction.
    • Is it that science fact has gone beyond science fiction?2004, Ray Bradbury, Steven L. Aggelis, Conversations with Ray Bradbury, page 108
    Synonyms:
    science faction
    Antonyms:
    science fiction
  2. (countable) A fact that has been verified by scientific investigation.
    • Listed below, are several relevant new science facts about “What's 50” along with the more relevant question, “So what?2010, Bruce H. Lipton, Spontaneous Evolution

Forms of science-fact

pluralscience-facts

Questions about science-fact

What is science-fact the alternative form of?
Science-fact is the alternative form of science fact.

Words near science-fact in the dictionary

  1. science room
  2. science rooms
  3. science shop
  4. science shops
  5. science up
  6. science-fact
  7. science-facts
  8. science-fiction
  9. science-fictional
  10. science-fictioneer
  11. science-fictioneers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: science-fact (page history and authors); science fact (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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