What does Film Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a thin coating or layer
  • a medium that disseminates moving pictures
  • a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
  • photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
  • a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
Definition as Verb
  • record in film
  • make a film or photograph of something

Synonyms

Examples

  • "the table was covered with a film of dust"
  • "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
  • "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
  • "The coronation was filmed"
  • "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

Part of Speech

Noun, Verb

Comparisons

See also

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