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film
[film]
noun
a thin layer or coating.
a film of grease on a plate.
a thin sheet of any material.
a film of ice.
a thin skin or membrane.
The whitish film over your eye is a cataract.
a delicate web of filaments or fine threads.
The fabric embedded in the polyurethane is essentially a film of fiberglass.
a thin haze, blur, or mist.
A pale film of drizzly twilight soon gave way to a dense fog.
Photography.
a composition of plastic or similar material made into thin sheets or strips and coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, used for taking photographs.
a strip or roll of this.
the coating of emulsion on such a sheet or strip or on a photographic plate.
Movies.
a strip of transparent material, usually cellulose triacetate, covered with a photographic emulsion and perforated along one or both edges, intended for the recording and reproduction of images.
a similar perforated strip covered with an iron oxide emulsion magfilm, intended for the recording and reproduction of both images and sound.
a movie; motion picture.
We decided to stay home and watch a Kurosawa film.
Sometimes films
movies collectively.
Film is the quintessential storytelling medium of the 20th century.
the movie industry, or its productions, operations, etc..
He wants to get into films as a director.
movies as a genre of art or entertainment.
experimental film.
verb (used with object)
to cover with a film, thin skin, or pellicle.
A bloom of algae films the pond every summer.
Movies.
to record in video format as a movie, with or without audio.
We didn't know we were being filmed.
to make a movie of.
to film a novel.
verb (used without object)
to become covered by a film.
The water filmed over with ice.
Synonyms: , , ,Movies.
to be reproduced in video format as a movie, especially in a specified manner.
This story films easily.
to direct, make, or otherwise engage in the production of movies, TV shows, or other video content.
They'll be filming here for the next six months.
film
/ ɪ /
noun
a sequence of images of moving objects photographed by a camera and providing the optical illusion of continuous movement when projected onto a screen
a form of entertainment, information, etc, composed of such a sequence of images and shown in a cinema, etc
( as modifier )
film techniques
a thin flexible strip of cellulose coated with a photographic emulsion, used to make negatives and transparencies
a thin coating or layer
a thin sheet of any material, as of plastic for packaging
a fine haze, mist, or blur
a gauzy web of filaments or fine threads
pathol an abnormally opaque tissue, such as the cornea in some eye diseases
verb
to photograph with a cine camera
to make a film of (a screenplay, event, etc)
(often foll by over) to cover or become covered or coated with a film
Other 51Թ Forms
- filmlike adjective
- refilm verb (used with object)
- unfilmed adjective
- well-filmed adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of film1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of film1
Example Sentences
The Ukrainian soldier filmed as he looked over the remains of his fallen comrades.
A music producer in the Gujarati film industry, Mahesh had been on his way back home from work that day and was crossing the area when the plane hurtled down and crashed into the buildings.
An Italian museum has called on patrons to "respect art" after a couple was filmed breaking a chair covered in hundreds of glittering crystals.
A stage show based on the first film called “How to Train Your Dragon: Live Spectacular,” which toured Australia and New Zealand in 2012, radically changed the design — to a mixed response.
A perfectly archetypal rom-com lead, looking as gorgeous as Johnson, Evans or Pascal, would be enough to draw audiences regardless of whether the film itself was realistic.
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