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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.
- 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
- ھ· adjective
- ·ھ verb (used with object)
- ܲ·ھ adjective
- well-filmed adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of film1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of film1
Example Sentences
Andrew Karpen, chief executive and founder of independent film distribution company Bleecker Street Media, died Monday of glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.
Later, filming himself in the apartment, he can be heard saying, “Oh my God, don’t hit me…Laura, why are you hitting me?” while she sits on the couch yards away, trying to ignore him.
Kneecap's reputation grew in 2024 with the release of a film, also called Kneecap, which presented a semi-fictional, and often hilarious, account of their rise to fame.
"In the meantime, audiences can watch the film on BBC Africa's YouTube channel," the spokesperson added.
The tree, which was planted in the late 1800s, had become "famous" and been photographed and depicted in films and art works "countless times", Mr Wright said.
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