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film  
  Audio Help     /fЙЄlm / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [film ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. a thin layer or coating: a film of grease on a plate.

2. a thin sheet of any material: a film of ice.

3. a thin skin or membrane.

4. a delicate web of filaments or fine threads.

5. a thin haze, blur, or mist.

6. Photography . a. a cellulose nitrate or cellulose acetate composition made in thin sheets or strips and coated with a sensitive emulsion for taking photographs.

b. a strip or roll of this.

c. the coating of emulsion on such a sheet or strip or on a photographic plate.



7. Movies . a. 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.

b. a similar perforated strip covered with an iron oxide emulsion (magfilm), intended for the recording and reproduction of both images and sound.

c. motion picture.



8. Often, films, a. motion pictures collectively.

b. the motion-picture industry, or its productions, operations, etc.

c. motion pictures, as a genre of art or entertainment: experimental film.



–verb (used with object) 9. to cover with a film, thin skin, or pellicle: filmed eyes.

10. Movies . a. to photograph with a motion-picture camera.

b. to reproduce in the form of motion pictures: to film a novel.



–verb (used without object) 11. to become covered by a film: The water filmed over with ice.

12. Movies . a. to be reproduced in a motion picture, esp. in a specified manner: This story films easily.

b. to direct, make, or otherwise engage in the production of motion pictures.



[Origin: bef. 1000; 1890–95 for def. 6 ; 1900–05 for def. 7 ; ME filme, OE filmen membrane; akin to fell 4] —Related forms filmlike, adjective —Synonyms 11 . mist, haze, cloud, veil.

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film  
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n.  

A thin skin or membrane.
A thin, opaque, abnormal coating on the cornea of the eye.
A thin covering or coating: a film of dust on the piano.
A thin, flexible, transparent sheet, as of plastic, used in wrapping or packaging.
A thin sheet or strip of flexible material, such as a cellulose derivative or a thermoplastic resin, coated with a photosensitive emulsion and used to make photographic negatives or transparencies.
A thin sheet or strip of developed photographic negatives or transparencies.
A movie.
Movies considered as a group.

A movie.
Movies considered as a group.

A coating of magnetic alloys on glass used in manufacturing computer storage devices.

v.  

filmed , filmВ·ing , films

v.  

tr.

To cover with or as if with a film.
To make a movie of or based on: film a rocket launch; film a scene from a ballet.

v.  

intr.

To become coated or obscured with or as if with a film: The window filmed over with moisture.
To make or shoot scenes for a movie.

[Middle English, from Old English filmen ; see pel- 3 in Indo-European roots.]

Word History : One indication of the gulf between us and our Victorian predecessors is that the Oxford English Dictionary fascicle containing the word film, published in 1896, does not have the sense "a motion picture." The one hint of the future to be found among still familiar older senses of the word, such as "a thin skin or membranous coating" or "an abnormal thin coating on the cornea," is the sense of film used in photography, a sense referring to a coating of material, such as gelatin, that could substitute for a photographic plate or be used on a plate or on photographic paper. Thus a word that has been with us since Old English times took on this new use, first recorded in 1845, which has since developed and now refers to an art form, a sense first recorded in 1920.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

film  
O.E. filmen "membrane, skin," from W.Gmc. *filminjan (cf. O.Fris. filmene "skin," O.E. fell "hide"), extended from P.Gmc. *fello(m) "animal hide," from PIE *pello-/*pelno- (cf. Gk. pella, L. pellis "skin"). Sense of "a thin coat of something" is 1577, extended by 1845 to the coating of chemical gel on photographic plates. By 1895 this also meant the coating plus the paper or celluloid. First used of "motion pictures" in 1905. The verb "to make a movie of" is from 1899.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

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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"; "film coverage of sporting events"  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  verb 1.  make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"  2.  record in film; "The coronation was filmed" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
film 1 [film] noun
(a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken Example: photographic film

Arabic: ЩЃЩђЩ„Щ’Щ…
Chinese (Simplified): 软片
Chinese (Traditional): 膠片
Czech: film
Danish: film
Dutch: film
Estonian: film(ilint)
Finnish: filmi
French: pellicule
German: der Film
Greek: П„О±О№ОЅОЇО±, П†О№О»Ој
Hungarian: film
Icelandic: filma
Indonesian: film
Italian: pellicola

Japanese: гѓ•г‚Јгѓ«гѓ 
Korean: 필름
Latvian: fotofilma
Lithuanian: filmas
Norwegian: film
Polish: film, bЕ‚ona
Portuguese (Brazil): filme
Portuguese (Portugal): filme
Romanian: filtru
Russian: (фото)плёнка
Slovak: film
Slovenian: film
Spanish: carrete
Swedish: film
Turkish: film

film 2 [film] noun
a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc Example: to make a film; (also adjective) a film version of the novel

Arabic: ЩЃЩђЩ„Щ’Щ… ШіЩЉЩ†ЩЋЩ…Ш§Ш¦ЩЉ
Chinese (Simplified): 影片
Chinese (Traditional): 影片
Czech: film; filmovГЅ
Danish: film; film-
Dutch: film
Estonian: film
Finnish: elokuva
French: film
German: der Film, Film-…
Greek: П„О±О№ОЅОЇО±
Hungarian: film
Icelandic: kvikmynd
Indonesian: film
Italian: film

Japanese: ж� з”»
Korean: м�Ѓн™”
Latvian: filma; filmas-
Lithuanian: filmas
Norwegian: spillefilm
Polish: film
Portuguese (Brazil): filme
Portuguese (Portugal): filme
Romanian: (de) film
Russian: фильм
Slovak: film; filmovГЅ
Slovenian: film, filmski
Spanish: pelГ­cula
Swedish: film
Turkish: film, sinema filmi

film 3 [film] noun
a thin skin or covering Example: a film of dust

Arabic: ШєЩђШґШ§ШЎШЊ Ш·ЩЋШЁЩ‚ЩЋЩ‡ Ш±ЩЋЩ‚ЩЉЩ‚ЩЋЩ‡ Ш¬ЩђШЇШ§Щ‹ Щ…ЩђЩ† Ш§Щ„ШєЩЏШЁШ§Ш±
Chinese (Simplified): и–„и†њ
Chinese (Traditional): и–„и†њ
Czech: film, povlak
Danish: film; hinde; lag
Dutch: laagje
Estonian: kirme, kelme
Finnish: kalvo, kelmu
French: pellicule
German: dГјnne Schicht
Greek: О»ОµПЂП„ПЊ ПѓП„ПЃПЋОјО±
Hungarian: hГЎrtya
Icelandic: (ryk)lag; Гѕunn hГєГ°, himna
Indonesian: lapisan
Italian: pellicola

Japanese: и–„и†њ
Korean: 엷은 막
Latvian: plД“ve; plДЃna kДЃrta
Lithuanian: plД—velД—, sluoksnelis
Norwegian: hinne, tynt lag, *belegg
Polish: warstwa, powЕ‚oka
Portuguese (Brazil): pelГ­cula
Portuguese (Portugal): pelГ­cula
Romanian: peliВ­culДѓ
Russian: налёт
Slovak: povlak
Slovenian: sloj, plast
Spanish: capa, pelГ­cula
Swedish: hinna, tunt skikt
Turkish: ince tabaka, zar

film 1 [film] verb
to make a motion picture (of) Example: They are going to film the race.

Arabic: ЩЉЩЏШµЩЋЩ€Щ‘ЩђШ± ЩЃЩђЩ„Щ’Щ…Ш§Щ‹ ШЈЩ€ ШґЩЋШ±ЩЉШ·Ш§Щ‹ ШіЩЉЩ†Щ…Ш§Ш¦ЩђЩЉЩ‘Ш§Щ‹
Chinese (Simplified): 把…摄成电影
Chinese (Traditional): 把…攝成電影
Czech: filmovat, natГЎДЌet
Danish: optage; filme
Dutch: verfilmen
Estonian: filmima
Finnish: filmata
French: filmer
German: filmen
Greek: ОєО№ОЅО·ОјО±П„ОїОіПЃО±П†ПЋ
Hungarian: filmez
Icelandic: kvikmynda
Indonesian: membuat film
Italian: filmare

Japanese: ж’®еЅ±гЃ™г‚‹
Korean: �화를 만들다
Latvian: filmД“t
Lithuanian: filmuoti
Norwegian: filme, filmatisere
Polish: filmować
Portuguese (Brazil): filmar
Portuguese (Portugal): filmar
Romanian: a filma
Russian: снимать
Slovak: filmovaЕҐ
Slovenian: snemati
Spanish: filmar
Swedish: filma
Turkish: film(e) Г§ekmek, *almak

film 2 [film] verb
( usually with over ) to cover with a film Example: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.

Arabic: ЩЉЩЏШєЩЋШ·Щ‘ЩђЩЉ ШЁЩђШ·ЩЋШЁЩЋЩ‚ЩЋШ© Щ…Щ†
Chinese (Simplified): пј€дЅїпј‰еЏ�жњ¦иѓ§
Chinese (Traditional): (дЅї)и®Љжњ¦жњ§
Czech: pokrГЅt se
Danish: dække med en hinde
Dutch: met een waas bedekken
Estonian: looritama, loorituma
Finnish: sumentaa, sumentua
French: se couvrir
German: sich trГјben
Greek: ОёОїО»ПЋОЅП‰
Hungarian: hártyásodik; könnybe lábad (szem)
Icelandic: hylja; Гѕekjast
Indonesian: melapisi
Italian: coprirsi

Japanese: и–„и†њгЃ§гЃЉгЃЉгЃ†
Korean: 엷은 막으로 덮이다
Latvian: pДЃrklДЃties (ar plД“vД«ti u.tml.)
Lithuanian: apsitraukti, pasidengti
Norwegian: dekke med en hinne, *et tynt lag
Polish: pokrywać się
Portuguese (Brazil): toldar
Portuguese (Portugal): enevoar-se
Romanian: a (se) descoperi
Russian: затуманиваться
Slovak: pokryЕҐ sa
Slovenian: prekriti (se)
Spanish: cubrirse; nublarse
Swedish: skymmas, täckas av en hinna
Turkish: kaplanmak, buДџulanmak

See also: filmstar , filmy

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

film (f lm) n. A light-sensitive or
x-ray-sensitive substance used in taking photographs or radiographs. A thin layer or membranous coating.

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Main Entry: film Pronunciation: 'film Function: noun 1 a : a thin skin or membranous covering : PELLICLE b : an abnormal growth on or in the eye 2 a : an exceedingly thin layer :
LAMINA b : a thin flexible transparent sheet of cellulose acetate or cellulose nitrate coated with a
radiation-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs or making radiographs

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Film Fell\, n. [AS. fell; akin to D. vel, OHG. fel, G. fell, Icel. fell (in comp.), Goth fill in [thorn]rutsfill leprosy, L. pellis skin, G. ?. Cf. Film , Peel , Pell , n.] A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt; -- used chiefly in composition, as woolfell. We are still handling our ewes, and their fells, you know, are greasy. --Shak.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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Film Film\, n. [AS. film skin, fr. fell skin; akin to fylmen membrane, OFries. filmene skin. See Fell skin.] 1. A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering. He from thick films shall purge the visual ray. --Pope. 2. A slender thread, as that of a cobweb. Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film. --Shak.

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Film Film\, v. t. To cover with a thin skin or pellicle. It will but skin and film the ulcerous place. --Shak.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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spring-wound Bolex H16 Reflex camera, a popular introductory camera in film
schools]] 'Film' encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as
an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording
images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation
techniques or special effects.

Films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those
cultures, and, in turn, affect them. Film is considered to be an important art
form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for educating —
or indoctrinating — citizens. The visual elements of cinema gives motion
pictures a universal power of communication. Some films have become popular
worldwide attractions by using dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue.

Traditional films are made up of a series of individual images called frames.
When these images are shown rapidly in succession, a viewer has the illusion
that motion is occurring. The viewer cannot see the flickering between frames
due to an effect known as persistence of vision, whereby the eye retains a
visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed.
Viewers perceive motion due to a psychological effect called beta movement.

The origin of the name "film" comes from the fact that photographic film (also
called film stock) had historically been the primary medium for recording and
displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion
picture, including picture, picture show, photo-play, flick, and most commonly,
movie. Additional terms for the field in general include the big screen, the
silver screen, the cinema, and the movies.