motion-picture film

Definitions of motion-picture film
  1. noun
    photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera
    synonyms: cine-film, movie film
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    types:
    sound film
    motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it
    type of:
    film, photographic film
    photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
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