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film
a thin coating or layer
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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
noun
a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
noun
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
“theater pieces transferred to celluloid”
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”
verb
make a film or photograph of something
“take a scene”
verb
record in film
“The coronation was filmed”
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the table was covered with a film of dust
theater pieces transferred to celluloid
this story would be good cinema
film coverage of sporting events
they went to a movie every Saturday night
the film was shot on location
take a scene
shoot a movie
The coronation was filmed
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