motion picture

motion picture

noun

Definition of MOTION PICTURE

1

: a series of pictures projected on a screen in rapid succession with objects shown in successive positions slightly changed so as to produce the optical effect of a continuous picture in which the objects move

2

: a representation (as of a story) by means of motion pictures : movie

Examples of MOTION PICTURE

1. He was given a starring role in a major motion picture.
2. <a popular novel that was made into a major motion picture>

First Known Use of MOTION PICTURE

1896

Related to MOTION PICTURE

Synonyms: film, flick, flicker, movie, moving picture, picture

Related Words: animated cartoon, cartoon, docudrama, documentary, feature, featurette, short, short subject; silent, talkie; B movie, B picture, cofeature

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