English

Noun

scientifilm ‎(plural scientifilms)

1. (dated, fandom slang) A motion picture in the genre of science fiction.
   • 1935 October, Ackerman, Forrest J, “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) Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-530567-8, page 178
• scientifilm n. at the OED Science Fiction Citations Project