microfilm

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noun

mi·​cro·​film ˈmī-krə-ˌfilm How to pronounce microfilm (audio)
: a film bearing a photographic record on a reduced scale of printed or other graphic matter

microfilm

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verb

microfilmed; microfilming; microfilms

transitive verb

: to reproduce on microfilm
microfilmable adjective
microfilmer noun

Examples of microfilm in a Sentence

Noun studying newspaper microfilms from the early 1900s
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Noun
Some, reduced on microfilm to 5¼-by-4¼-inches in a space-saving wartime process called V-mail, were barely readable when they were delivered. Neal Rubin, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024 More specifically, Perkins wanted to evoke Clarice’s late-night microfilm research (and visit with those creepy entomologists) in Silence of the Lambs. Laura Bradley, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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 See all Example Sentences for microfilm 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

Noun

1906, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1937, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of microfilm was in 1906

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“Microfilm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microfilm. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

microfilm

noun
mi·​cro·​film
ˈmī-krə-ˌfilm
: a film carrying a photographic record (as of printing or a drawing) on a reduced scale
microfilm verb

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