microfilm

[ mahy-kruh-film ]

/ ˈmaɪ krəˌfɪlm /

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noun

a film bearing a miniature photographic copy of printed or other graphic matter, usually of a document, newspaper or book pages, etc., made for a library, archive, or the like.

a film, especially of motion-picture stock, on which microcopies are made.

verb (used with object)

to make a microfilm of.

Origin of microfilm

First recorded in 1930–35; micro- + film

OTHER WORDS FROM microfilm

mi·cro·film·er, noun

Words nearby microfilm

microfibril, microfiche, microfilament, microfilaremia, microfilaria, microfilm, microfilm plotter, microfilter, microflora, microform, microfossil

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Example sentences from the Web for microfilm

Are these microfilm records part of your customary recording of transactions of your company?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The old entries were on microfilm, stored on their spools near the reader.
Gold in the Sky|Alan Edward Nourse
By looking in our microfilm records of sales of merchandise for that particular gun.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The missile-crypts are stacked full of old photoprints and recording and microfilm spools.
A Slave is a Slave|Henry Beam Piper

Do you have any control numbers on this at all which indicate which microfilm this is?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for microfilm

microfilm

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɪlm) /

noun

a strip of film of standard width on which books, newspapers, documents, etc, can be recorded in miniaturized form

verb

to photograph (a page, document, etc) on microfilm

Cultural definitions for microfilm

microfilm

A film on which miniature copies of documents are reproduced. Microfilm allows for very compact storage of books and documents.

单词	microfilm
释义	microfilm [ mahy-kruh-film ] / ˈmaɪ krəˌfɪlm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR microfilm ON THESAURUS.COM noun a film bearing a miniature photographic copy of printed or other graphic matter, usually of a document, newspaper or book pages, etc., made for a library, archive, or the like. a film, especially of motion-picture stock, on which microcopies are made. verb (used with object) to make a microfilm of. Origin of microfilm First recorded in 1930–35; micro- + film OTHER WORDS FROM microfilm mi·cro·film·er, noun Words nearby microfilm microfibril, microfiche, microfilament, microfilaremia, microfilaria, microfilm, microfilm plotter, microfilter, microflora, microform, microfossil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for microfilm Are these microfilm records part of your customary recording of transactions of your company? Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy The old entries were on microfilm, stored on their spools near the reader. Gold in the Sky\|Alan Edward Nourse By looking in our microfilm records of sales of merchandise for that particular gun. Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy The missile-crypts are stacked full of old photoprints and recording and microfilm spools. A Slave is a Slave\|Henry Beam Piper Do you have any control numbers on this at all which indicate which microfilm this is? Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy British Dictionary definitions for microfilm microfilm / (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɪlm) / noun a strip of film of standard width on which books, newspapers, documents, etc, can be recorded in miniaturized form verb to photograph (a page, document, etc) on microfilm See also microfiche Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to microfilm picture, likeness, image, snapshot, print, portrait, photo, shoot, illustrate, reproduce, capture, shot, mug, positive, negative, slide, transparency, snap, blowup, pic Cultural definitions for microfilm microfilm A film on which miniature copies of documents are reproduced. Microfilm allows for very compact storage of books and documents. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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microfilm

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of microfilm

OTHER WORDS FROM microfilm

Words nearby microfilm

Example sentences from the Web for microfilm

British Dictionary definitions for microfilm

noun

verb

Words related to microfilm

Cultural definitions for microfilm