Collins English-English Dictionary

film [fɪlm]

1. 1. n a sequence of images of moving objects photographed by a camera and providing the optical illusion of continuous movement when projected onto a screen

2. 2. n a form of entertainment, information, etc, composed of such a sequence of images and shown in a cinema, etc

3. 3. n (as modifier)

   film techniques

4. 4. n a thin flexible strip of cellulose coated with a photographic emulsion, used to make negatives and transparencies

5. 5. n a thin coating or layer

6. 6. n a thin sheet of any material, as of plastic for packaging

7. 7. n a fine haze, mist, or blur

8. 8. n a gauzy web of filaments or fine threads

9. 9. n [pathol] an abnormally opaque tissue, such as the cornea in some eye diseases

10. 10. vb to photograph with a cine camera

11. 11. vb to make a film of (a screenplay, event, etc)

12. 12. vb [often foll by over] to cover or become covered or coated with a film

13. 13. vb [Etymology] Old English filmen membrane; related to Old Frisian filmene, Greek pelma sole of the foot; see fell⁴