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Look up: science-fiction

  1. science fiction
    [n] - literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. science fiction
    noun literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  3. science fiction
    a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. The term science fiction was ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/47

  4. science fiction
    Story set in the future or in an imaginary world. Science fiction often has a scientific touch to it, which means certain scientific machines or electronic inventions are foreseen. Science fiction may be utopian (about good and desirable places) or dystopian (about bad and unpleasant places).
    Found on http://www.menrath-online.de/glossaryeng

  5. SCIENCE FICTION
    • A for Andromeda • Abyss, The • Alien • Allen, Irwin (1916-1991) • android • Anthony, Piers (1934-) • apergy •...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  6. science fiction
    science fiction, literary genre in which a background of science or pseudoscience is an integral part of the story. Although science fiction is a form of fantastic literature, many of the events recounted are within the realm of future possibility, e.g., robots, space travel, interplanetary war, inv...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08440

  7. Science in science fiction
    `Science in science fiction` is the study of how science is portrayed in works of science fiction. It covers a large range of topics, since science takes on many roles in science fiction. Hard science fiction is based on engineering or the `hard` sciences (for example, physics, astronomy, or chemistry), whereas soft science fiction is based on the `soft` sciences, and especially the social sciences (anthropology, sociology, psychology, political ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_in_


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