microfilm
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1mi·cro·film
noun \ˈmī-krə-ˌfilm\Definition of MICROFILM
: a film bearing a photographic record on a reduced scale of printed or other graphic matter
See Examples of MICROFILM
- studying newspaper microfilms from the early 1900s
Origin of MICROFILM
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1906
2microfilm
verbDefinition of MICROFILM
transitive verb
: to reproduce on microfilm
intransitive verb
: to make microfilms
— mi·cro·film·able \ˌmī-krə-ˈfil-mə-bəl\ adjective
— mi·cro·film·er \ˈmī-krə-ˌfil-mər\ noun
First Known Use of MICROFILM
1937
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