sci-fi
nounadjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//saɪ.faɪ//
A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
noun
- 1
A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
I'm the kind of sci-fi addict who can stand any amount of improbability, bad acting, uninterested direction and poverty-row budgets, but can't take The Mind of Mr. Soames.
Several sci-fi films and novels have very accurately predicted and paved the way for many of the pieces of technology we enjoy today.
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Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction.
Etymology
Clipping of science fiction.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to such a genre.
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sci-fi · A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
science · A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is…sciences · All the fields of science, collectively.scientific · Related or connected to science