science fiction
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of science fiction
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Gatwa, who played the Doctor in the long-running science fiction show for two seasons, will be made a Doctor of the University, as will Sarah Smith, the BBC's North America editor.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Witnessing a solar eclipse from space was a spectacle worthy of science fiction, as pilot Glover put it.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
I say that as an example of talking about time, of talking about multiverses, of all these complicated things that are part of our science fiction lore and part of our show.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
This includes teams working with China's Einstein Probe and the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array, which is widely recognized from its appearance in the science fiction film Contact.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
Cosmic strings may sound like pure science fiction but there are reasons to believe they could have formed in the early universe as a result of symmetry-breaking of the kind discussed in Chapter 5.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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