film

Meanings

• a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
  • "the film was shot on location"
• a medium that disseminates moving pictures
  • "film coverage of sporting events"
• photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
• a thin coating or layer
  • "the table was covered with a film of dust"
• a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
• make a film or photograph of something
• record in film
  • "The coronation was filmed"

Synonyms

celluloid, cinema, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, photographic film, pic, picture, picture show, plastic film, shoot, take