FILM

(noun) a thin coating or layer
"the table was covered with a film of dust"
(noun) photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
synonyms : photographic film
(noun) a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
synonyms : plastic film
(noun) a medium that disseminates moving pictures
"theater pieces transferred to celluloid", "this story would be good cinema", "film coverage of sporting events"
synonyms : celluloid , cinema
(noun) a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
"they went to a movie every Saturday night", "the film was shot on location"
synonyms : flick , motion picture , motion-picture show , movie , moving picture , moving-picture show , pic , picture , picture show
(verb) make a film or photograph of something
"take a scene", "shoot a movie"
synonyms : shoot , take
(verb) record in film
"The coronation was filmed"

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