Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

on film

idiom

Definition of on film

: in the form of a movie or video
  • The accident was captured on film.
  • seeing the works of Shakespeare on film

Word by Word Definitions

film play

  1. : a thin skin or membranous covering : pellicle

  2. : an abnormal growth on or in the eye

  3. : a thin covering or coating

  1. : to cover with or as if with a film

  2. : to make a motion picture of or from

  3. : to become covered or obscured with or as if with a film

See the full definition of film

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up on film? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show hide

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games