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film
(f/I/lm )

noun (n)

  • a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The film was shot on location.
    Synonym:
    flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show
    source: wordnet30
  • a medium that disseminates moving pictures(noun.communication)
    Example:
    Film coverage of sporting events.
    Synonym:
    celluloid, cinema
    source: wordnet30
  • photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    photographic film
    source: wordnet30
  • a thin coating or layer(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The table was covered with a film of dust.
    source: wordnet30
  • a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    plastic film
    source: wordnet30
  • A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The layer, usually of gelatin or collodion, containing the sensitive salts of photographic plates; also, the flexible sheet of celluloid or the like on which this layer is sometimes mounted.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make a film or photograph of something(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    shoot, take
    source: wordnet30
  • record in film(verb.creation)
    Example:
    The coronation was filmed.
    source: wordnet30
  • To cover with a thin skin or pellicle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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