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film

301 2.5
A thin strip coated with chemicals that react to light for photos
  • noun
  • /fɪlm/
translation icon : película fotográfica
  • The photographer carefully developed the film to capture the stunning landscape.
  • roll of film
  • exposed film
  • film camera

And, you know, Kodak was caught up in the analog film world and then the world changed.

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Examples

  • I discovered ways to make faster film that developed images with little light.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Then the image was gone, as though a film had run inside her mind.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Of course I got it on film, David!

  • I think about the film Blood Diamond in this regard.

  • They produced a film showing this object.

  • But, you know, David Bradley is in this film who plays the the older brother.

  • Now, everyone's film has to be developed in less than an hour.

  • Photos or film of mountain gorillas in the wild.

  • In addition, he had several thousand feet of unedited 16 mm film from the 1931 expedition.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Now I also found a super eight film reel, which, it's got a little copper strip, so I think we're gonna be able to get some sound outta this.

Synonyms

roll film
vsfilm
  • Archaic
1 3.9

A strip of material for taking photos that is wound on a spool

is the thin strip form not necessarily wound on a spool
photographic material
vsfilm
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Paper or other material that changes when light hits it and is used to make photos

is a thin light-sensitive strip specific to making negatives or transparencies
photographic film
vsfilm
  • Specialized
1 3.1

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

is the general descriptive phrase focusing on the strip form rather than camera use

Compounds

40 2.8

A full-length movie shown as the main attraction in a cinema

33 2.3

An event where people watch a set of films, often with first showings and awards

26 3.2

A school where students learn to make movies and write scripts

20 3.2

A person who leads actors and the camera crew to make a movie

20 7.0

A dark crime movie style with shadowy lighting and dishonest characters

19 2.4

People and companies that make, sell, and show movies

16 2.3

A famous actor or actress who plays lead roles in movies

A film that shows real events, people, or issues

A person who finds money and organizes the making of a film

7 3.0

A short part of a movie that people use in news and talks

5 2.3

A business that makes, promotes, and sells movies

3 1.7

A movie that children and adults can enjoy together

1 3.2

The study of films at university that looks at their history and ideas about them

film editing
  • Specialized
1 3.2

Choosing and joining scenes to make a complete movie

1 3.1

A person who makes the story and script for a movie

A machine that shows moving pictures from a roll of film on a screen

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

roll film
  • Archaic
1 3.9

A strip of material for taking photos that is wound on a spool

X-ray film
  • Specialized
1 3.0

Special film that records pictures made by X-rays to show bones or the inside of objects

1 2.9

A person who makes movies, usually as a director or producer

1 3.2

A process of planning, shooting, editing, and distributing movies

movie film
  • Specialized
1 1.8

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

photographic film
  • Specialized
1 3.1

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

1 2.9

A thin, flexible sheet of plastic used to wrap or cover things to protect them

1 3.6

A movie that has recorded sound and spoken dialogue

cine-film
  • Specialized
7.7

A long roll of photo film used to record movies

chopsocky film
  • Archaic
9.5

A martial arts movie with exaggerated fight scenes and comic moments

A film made by joining different clips, like news or home movies, to make new art

2.1

A thin clear plastic sheet that sticks to bowls and wraps food to keep it fresh

film advance
  • Archaic
5.6

A part in a camera or projector that moves the film to the next picture

film fern
  • Specialized
9.9

A small fern with very thin, almost see-through leaves that grows in very wet tropical forests

9.6

Film for taking photos that reacts to blue, violet, and green light but not red

panchromatic film
  • Specialized
6.8

Material for taking pictures that records light in colors we can see

An episode made to show the idea of a TV show and get approval

3.2

A thin clear layer of soap left on a surface after washing

How Fast

Polaroid
14 3.8
film
301 2.5
darkroom
  • Archaic
18 6.0

Surface Forms

film singular
films plural

Etymology

Film was used for the thin, light-sensitive 'layer' put on a strip of material for photographs, so people began to call the whole strip 'film'.