mi·cro·film
ˈmī-krə-ˌfilm 
: a film bearing a photographic record on a reduced scale of printed or other graphic matter
mi·cro·film·er
ˈmī-krə-ˌfil-mər
: one that microfilms
especially
: an apparatus for producing microfilms
Examples of microfilm in a Sentence
Noun (1)
studying newspaper microfilms from the early 1900s
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Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Granville’s exploits included skiing over the Carpathian mountains during the war to deliver microfilms with cyanide sewed into her skirts and a hunting knife tucked into her trousers.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Nicole Dungca, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
His team quickly microfilmed the material and sent it to the front, where Allied artillery units could immediately use it to improve their targeting.
—Greg Miller, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2019
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Noun
That was my pre-internet encyclopedia, going through microfilms and doing research.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Granville’s exploits included skiing over the Carpathian mountains during the war to deliver microfilms with cyanide sewed into her skirts and a hunting knife tucked into her trousers.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
Most of the files have been microfilmed and converted to PDFs, though the original paperwork remains available for inspection.
—Nicole Dungca, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
His team quickly microfilmed the material and sent it to the front, where Allied artillery units could immediately use it to improve their targeting.
—Greg Miller, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2019
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“Microfilm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microfilm. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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