
film
n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of
images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they
went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was
shot on location" [syn: {movie}, {picture}, {moving
picture}, {moving-picture show}, {motion picture}, {motion-picture
show}, {picture show}, {pic}, {flick}]
2: a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces
transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good
cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" [syn: {cinema},
{celluloid}]
3: a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film
of dust"
4: a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent)
material used to wrap or cover things [syn: {plastic film}]
5: photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid
covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make
negatives or transparencies [syn: {photographic film}]
v 1: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene";
"shoot a movie" [syn: {shoot}, {take}]
2: record in film; "The coronation was filmed"
Source: WordNet® 2.0