Fiction in which advanced technology or science is a key element. / (by extension) Technology that, while theoretically possible, is not yet practical.

(sciences) A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing theories that match known data from repeatable physical experimentation.

Of, or having to do with science. / Having the quality of being derived from, or consistent with, the scientific method.

A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade. / A long-handled billhook.

(transitive) To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar.

The systematic study of government and politics. / The analytical study of public policy and policies, past, present, and prospective.

A stock character in popular fiction; a bumbling scientist working on unlikely ways to save the world, or a villainous one bent on destroying it.

a scientist who studies objects or events using data collected without having to be in physical contact with the objects or events. This data is often collected by satellites.

A small spark or flash. / (figuratively) A small or trace amount.

That branch of astronomy that deals with the planets of the solar system.