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  1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › preponderantPreponderant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PREPONDERANT is having superior weight, force, or influence. How to use preponderant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Preponderant.

  2. www.oxfordreference.com › abstract › 10Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction - Oxford Reference

    Oct 27, 2024 · "The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction" published on by Oxford University Press. This is the first historical dictionary devoted to science fiction. It shows the development of science-fiction words and their associated concepts over time, with full citations and bibliographic information.

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  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › preponderantPREPONDERANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. formal uk / prɪˈpɒn.d ə r. ə nt / us / prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ. ə nt / Add to word list. important or large: Music does not play a very preponderant role in the school's teaching. Synonyms. overriding. predominant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Very important or urgent. all-important. at all costs idiom.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › preponderantPREPONDERANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Greater in weight, force, influence, etc.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  6. sites.krieger.jhu.edu › world-science-fictionTerminology & Concepts | World Science Fiction Course

    • Alien Species/Worlds
    • Humanity
    • Novums
    • SF “Laws”
    • Some Subgenres
    • General Themes and Concepts
    Alien Invasion: Beings from space come to Earth to conquer. See also: TV Tropes.
    Arelogy: the study of Mars, esp. the geology
    BEM: Abbreviation for bug-eyed monster, or an extra-terrestrial monster with bulging eyes. See also: SFE.
    First Contact: The first meeting between two different intelligent species. See also: TV Tropes. SFE.

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    Cyborg: “cybernetic organism”: a living organism with biological and machine components. The biological part is not necessarily of human origin.
    Eugenics: The modification and concentration of supposedly desirable human traits (and eliminations of supposedly undesirable ones) by selective breeding programs and/or the sterilization of the “u...
    First Man / Last Man: Narratives in which we see the beginning of a new human race, or the end of the human race. TV Tropes.
    Grok: To perceive or understand fully; to feel empathy with; to enjoy, appreciate in Heinlein’s Martian language of Stranger in a Strange Land(1961).

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    Ansible: An instantaneous communication device, not limited by the speed of light. See also: TV Tropes. SFE.
    Automaton (pl. automata): A self-operating machine.
    Babel Fish: A living fish which, when placed in your ear, will live there and translate any form of language for you. See also: TV Tropes.
    Cryogenics: The science of low temperatures (originally the science of creating low temperatures). See also: TV Tropes.  SFE.

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    Asimov’s 3 Laws of Robotics: Programmed safeguards robots follow in the absence of human control. 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm....
    Arthur C. Clarke’s Laws: 1) When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very proba...
    Theodore Sturgeon’s Law: 90% of everything is crud.
    H. G. Wells’s Law:A sf or fantasy story should contain only a single extraordinary assumption.

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    Afrofuturism: A form of science fiction that uses Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Magic Realism to examine black culture. See also: TV Tropes.
    African futurism: Nnedi Okorafor’s term for a subgenre of SF that features elements of African history of culture.
    Alternate History/Alt-History: A subgenre of science fiction wherein at least one aspect of history is different from that of our own world; the setting of such stories. See also: TV Tropes. SFE.
    Anime: a Japanese animated film or television program, drawn in a meticulously detailed style, usually featuring characters with distinctive large, staring eyes, and typically having a science-fict...

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    Arcology: visionary architect Paolo Soleri’s theory for an architecture that fuses archeology+ecology and thinks in terms of creature structures and cities that have as little impact on the environ...
    Area 51: A United States Air Force base in Nevada, the existence of which was not formally acknowledged by the US Government until 1995. See also: TV Tropes.
    Ballardian: relating to or characteristic of J.G. Ballard’s writing, esp. desolate, dystopian settings and a pessimistic view of modern techonology
    Cognitive Estrangement: A sf device defined by critic Darko Suvin as one for creating and understanding an imagined world as different from our own, by means of scientific observation, theorizing a...

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  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › preponderantPREPONDERANT definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    See more results » (Definition of preponderant from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of preponderant. preponderant. A series of responses across the polls consistently show that preponderant majorities believe they are confronting greater financial risk than earlier generations.

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  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › preponderantPreponderant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of preponderant. adjective. having superior power or influence. synonyms: overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderating, prepotent. dominant. exercising influence or control. Cite this entry.