Film meaning

What does “film” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“film” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.

film

noun

  1. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

    “they went to a movie every Saturday night”

    “the film was shot on location”

  2. a medium that disseminates moving pictures

    “theater pieces transferred to celluloid”

    “this story would be good cinema”

  3. photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies

  4. a thin coating or layer

    “the table was covered with a film of dust”

  5. a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things

    Synonymsplastic film

verb

  1. make a film or photograph of something

    “take a scene”

    “shoot a movie”

    Synonymsshoottake
  2. record in film

    “The coronation was filmed”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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