Film - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn: movie, film,
picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion
picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic,
flick]
2: a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces
transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema";
"film coverage of sporting events" [syn: film, cinema,
celluloid]
3: photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid
covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives
or transparencies [syn: film, photographic film]
4: a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film
of dust"
5: a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent)
material used to wrap or cover things [syn: film, plastic
film]
v 1: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene";
"shoot a movie" [syn: film, shoot, take]
2: record in film; "The coronation was filmed"