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Science Fiction Voca
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alien | a non human being from somewhere other than Earth |
| android | A human like robot |
| close encounter | Contact between a human and a UFO or Occupant of a UFO |
| cosmos | The Universe |
| cyber | Relating computers, information, technology, and virtual reality |
| dystopia | A utopia (perfect society) where conditions become intolerable and chaotic |
| extrapolation | Taking a modern day concept and giving it futuristic attributes, qualities |
| extraterrestrial | Anything that is not on or from Earth |
| galaxy | A very large cluster of stars and other matter such as the Milky Way |
| genetic | Relating to DNA or heredity |
| hyperspace | A fictional kind of space in which other extraordinary events such as traveling faster than the speed of light can occur |
| intersteller | Among the stars |
| robot | A machine that is capable of performing human like tasks |
| scientific method | A systematic procedure used in science to test ideas and theories |
| sentiet | A sentient is one/sum with the ability to feel the sensation and possesses the power to perceive, reason, and think. |
| speed of light | 186,000 m/s a speed impossible to exceed |
| terraforming | making another planet habitable for human life |
| time paradox | An impossible situation created by traveling back through time |
| time travel | moving backwards or forwards through time |
| utopia | A fictional perfect society |