WHAT

Science fiction (sns fkshn)

n. Abbr. sf, SF

A literary or cinematic genre in which fantasy, typically based on speculative scientific discoveries or developments, environmental changes, space travel, or life on other planets, forms part of the plot or

background.

 

Science fiction n :

literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society

 

Science Fiction n :

Fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or

having a scientific factor as an essential orienting componet.

 

Science Fiction n :

Fiction in which the plot is based on speculative scientific discoveries, drastic environmental chages, or space travel

 

science fiction n. [U]

a type of book or film about imaginary scientific

events, such as space travel, the future, imaginary diseases, or strange

animals

 

Science Fiction n :

literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on

society

 

Science Fiction

Definition:

fiction in which scientific findings,

capabilities, or speculations provide an

essential basis for the imagined events.