English

Cover of Rocket to the Moon, a 1951 science fiction comic book.

Alternative forms

• science-fiction

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪəns ˌfɪkʃən/
• Hyphenation: sci‧ence fic‧tion
• Rhymes: -ɪkʃən

Noun

science fiction ‎(uncountable)

1. Fiction in which advanced technology and/or science is a key element.

   Some people consider motion pictures such as the Star Wars movies more as fantasies than science fiction.

2. Technology that, while theoretically possible, is not yet practical.

   Despite decades of research, mass-market personal aircraft are still science fiction.

Abbreviations

• sci-fi
• SF
• stf

Synonyms

• (fiction): scientific romance, scientifiction, sci-fi, SF, skiffy

Antonyms

• science fact

Hypernyms

(fiction):

Hyponyms

(fiction):

Coordinate terms

• (fiction): fantasy, horror

Translations

Polish

Etymology

Borrowing from English science fiction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.jɛns ˈfʲik.ʂɨn/

Noun

science fiction n

1. science fiction (genre of fiction)
2. (colloquial) something unbelievable
   • 2013, Wprost, Łódź żyje Janowiczem. "To jakieś science fiction"

     - To dla nas jakieś science fiction. Nie wiemy, w jakim świecie żyjemy. To jest po prostu coś nieprawdopodobnego - mówi Ewa Nadel, prezes klubu, którego zawodnikiem jest Janowicz.

Declension

Indeclinable.