film

[[t]fɪlm[/t]]

n.

1) a thin layer or coating

2) a thin sheet of any material:

a film of ice[/ex]

3) a thin skin or membrane

4) a delicate web of filaments or fine threads

5) a thin haze, blur, or mist

6) mot pht a cellulose nitrate or cellulose acetate composition made in thin sheets or strips and coated with a light-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs or motion pictures

7) mot

motion picture 1), motion picture 2)

8) sbz Often, films

a) motion pictures collectively

b) the motion-picture industry, or its productions, operations, etc

c) motion pictures, as a genre of art or entertainment:

experimental film[/ex]

9) to cover with a film, thin skin, or pellicle

10) sbz

a) to photograph with a motion-picture camera

b) to reproduce in the form of a motion picture:

to film a novel[/ex]

11) to become covered by a film

12) sbz to direct, make, or otherwise engage in the production of motion pictures

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Etymology: bef. 1000; ME filme, OE filmen membrane film′like`, adj.