science fiction
Syllables: sci·ence fic·tion/ˈsaɪəns ˌfɪkʃən/
science fiction noun: fiction in which advanced technology or science is a key element.
Noun
science fiction (usually uncountable, plural science fictions)
- 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.1851, William Wilson, A Little Earnest Book Upon a Great Old Subject
- Science fiction can be defined as that branch of literature which deals with the reaction of human beings to changes in science and technology.1975 April, Isaac Asimov, “How Easy to See the Future!”, in Natural History, volume 84, number 4, New York: American Museum of Natural History, →ISSN, page 92, column 2
- Synonyms:
- scientific romance, scientifiction, sci-fi, SF, skiffy, stf
- Technology that, while theoretically possible, is not yet practical.
- Despite decades of research, mass-market personal aircraft are still science fiction.
Adjective
science fiction
- Of or pertaining to this genre.
science fiction meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Arabic
science fiction in Tamil
- அறிவியல் புனைகதை, புனைவு
science fiction in Bengali
- কল্পিত বৈজ্ঞানিক, প্রযুক্তিগত আবিষ্কার, চলচ্চিত্র, অন্যান্য কাহিনিধারা, কল্পবিজ্ঞান, ভবিষ্যতের কল্পিত বৈজ্ঞানিক আবিষ্কার
science fiction in Tagalog
- fiction genre
- kathang-agham
science fiction in Arabic
- fiction genre
- خَيَال عِلْمِيّ ḵayāl ʕilmiyy
More languagesFewer languages
- science fiction in Malay
- fiksyen sains
- science fiction in Indonesian
- fiksi ilmiah
- science fiction in Persian
- علمی تخیلی 'elmi taxayyoli
- science fiction in Thai
- บันเทิงคดีแนววิทยาศาสตร์, นิยายวิทยาศาสตร์, ไซไฟ
- science fiction in Vietnamese
- khoa học viễn tưởng, khoa học giả tưởng
Synonyms of science fiction
Antonyms
Forms of science fiction
| plural | science fictions |
|---|---|
| alternative form | science-fiction |
Origin of science fiction
From science + fiction. First use appears c. 1851. See cite below.
Words formed from science fiction
Words that rhyme with science fiction
- friction
- astriction
- jurisdiction
- addiction
- benediction
- contradiction
- conviction
- depiction
- valediction
- constriction
- dereliction
- fan fiction
30 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- fiction
- indiction
- restriction
- affliction
- diction
- emiction
- eviction
- faan fiction
- infriction
- malediction
- prediction
- striction
- abstriction
- affixion
- condiction
- confliction
- effiction
- infixion
- miction
- pilimiction
- postdiction
- preconstriction
- prefixion
- reliction
- renoviction
- retrodiction
- scientifiction
- stiction
- suffixion
- transfixion
Questions about science fiction
- What does science fiction mean?
- Science fiction means fiction in which advanced technology or science is a key element.
- What is science fiction in Tamil?
- Science fiction in Tamil is அறிவியல் புனைகதை, புனைவு. See Science fiction meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is science fiction?
- Science fiction can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce science fiction?
- Science fiction is pronounced /ˈsaɪəns ˌfɪkʃən/.
- What is the plural of science fiction?
- The plural of science fiction is science fictions.
Words near science fiction in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: science fiction (page history and authors); science fiction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); science fiction (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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