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.
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.
Origin of film
First recorded before 1000, in 1890–95 for def. 6, and in 1900–05 for def. 7; Middle English filme,Old English filmen membrane; akin to fell4
SYNONYMS FOR film
11 mist, haze, cloud, veil.
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OTHER WORDS FROM film
film·like,adjectivere·film,verb (used with object)un·filmed,adjectivewell-filmed,adjective
Words nearby film
fill out, fill someone's shoes, fill the bill, fill-up, filly, film, filmable, film badge, filmcard, film clip, film colour
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