film
film Lexical Profile
film Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A motion picture; a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a theater or on television.
"The director's latest film won several prestigious awards at the international festival."
A thin layer or coating covering a surface.
"A thin film of dust had settled on the antique furniture after years of neglect."
A thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures.
"He carefully loaded a fresh roll of film into his vintage camera before heading out to shoot the landscape."
• verb
To capture moving images on camera; to direct, shoot, or record a motion picture.
"The crew plans to film the documentary in the dense rainforests of Costa Rica."
To become covered or to cover with a thin layer or coating.
"Her eyes began to film over with tears as she listened to the tragic news."
Word Nuance & Usage
In American English, 'film' is often used to imply works of artistic or educational merit, whereas 'movie' is more common for general entertainment; in British English, 'film' is the standard term for both.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'filmen' (membrane), from Proto-Germanic '*filminjan' and ultimately from PIE root '*pel-' (skin, hide). The modern meaning of 'motion picture' emerged around 1905, named after the photographic material on which they were recorded.
Usage Trend
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