film

noun
/fɪlm/

A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.

Example

“a clear plastic film for wrapping food”

Other meanings

A medium used to capture images in a camera.
The sequence of still images itself, which produces a moving image when played; a movie.

Synonyms

movie
picture
moving picture
moving-picture show
motion picture
motion-picture show

Example sentences

“He composed the score for the film.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“This film has a lot of good things going for it.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "filmen" (film, membrane, thin skin, foreskin).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “film” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.