scientifilm

English

Etymology

Blend of scientifiction +‎ film.

Noun

scientifilm (plural scientifilms)

1. (dated, fandom slang) A motion picture in the genre of science fiction.
   • 1935 October, Forrest J Ackerman, “Scientifilm News”, in Wonder Stories, volume 7, number 5, page 637:

     You will forgive me if the scientifilm-ending to ‘Mystery of the -/-’ seemed obvious to me before completing the story, being a Scientificinemologist by profession.

See also

• scientibook
• scienticomic

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “scientifilm”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 178.
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “scientifilm n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.