sci-fi

noun
UK /ˈsaɪ.faɪ/
US /ˈsaɪ.faɪ/

Stories about the future, space, robots, or cool science ideas.

My brother loves sci-fi movies about spaceships and aliens.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A style of movie or book that shows imagined science and technology.

That show is sci-fi, so it has flying cars and talking computers.

3. Anything that seems like it comes from a far-future world.

Her new phone looks totally sci-fi with its glowing screen.

4. A fan or lover of science fiction stories.

He's a big sci-fi and reads a new space book every week.