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cine-film

cine-film

7.7
A long roll of photo film used to record movies
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪniˌfɪlm/
  • Specialized
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  • As a young boy, he loved watching family events on the old cine film stored in the attic.

Examples

  • The filmmaker used cine film to capture the stunning landscapes in her documentary.

  • At the time, Kodachrome was available as 8mm and 16mm cine film, 35mm slide film, and sheet film up to 8x10.

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  • She dug out an old box containing cine film from her childhood, hoping to relive those memories.

Synonyms

motion-picture film
vscine-film
1 4.0

A long roll of plastic with many pictures that goes in a movie camera

emphasizes use in traditional film technology rather than modern formats
movie film
vscine-film
  • Specialized
1 1.8

A long roll of material that records moving pictures in a movie camera

stresses traditional film technology rather than the general recording medium
photographic film
vscine-film
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A thin strip of material that cameras use to take pictures with light

applies narrowly to long spooled material for recording motion pictures in cameras

Surface Forms

cine-film singular
cine-films plural

Morphology

cine-film = cine + film (transparent) = cine + film

The components 'cine' and 'film' clearly relate to cinema and film, making the meaning directly derivable.

Etymology

Cine-film begins with the prefix cine-, from a Greek word for 'movement' and seen in words like cinema and kinetic. So cine-film means film for moving pictures, the long rolls of film used to make movies.