plural films
Definition of film
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a thin skin or membranous covering : pellicle
b
: an abnormal growth on or in the eye
2
: a thin covering or coating
a film of ice
3a
: an exceedingly thin layer : lamina
b(1)
: a thin flexible transparent sheet (as of plastic) used especially as a wrapping
(2)
: a thin sheet of cellulose acetate or nitrocellulose coated with a radiation-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs
4a
: movie, motion picture
an award-winning film film critics The film will start in ten minutes.
b
: the process, art, or business of making movies
a career in film She studied film in college.
film
verb
filmed; filming; films
Definition of film (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to cover with or as if with a film
2
: to make a motion picture of or from
film a scene
1
: to become covered or obscured with or as if with a film
2
: to make a motion picture
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