fantascience
English
editEtymology
editBlend of fantastic + science or fantasy + science.
Noun
editfantascience (uncountable)
- (now rare) A genre of fiction which combines scientific and fantastic elements.
- 1989, Harlan Ellison, Harlan Ellison's Watching, Los Angeles, C.A.: Underwood–Miller, →ISBN, page 78:
- Silent Running is a myth anchored in materialism and realism, despite its fantascience trappings.
See also
editReferences
edit- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “fantascience, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.