| celluloid [a] |
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| 1) | artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters" |
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| Synonyms : | synthetic |
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| artificial |
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| celluloid [n] |
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| 1) | highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics |
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| thermoplastic camphor cellulose_nitrate |
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| 2) | a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" |
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| Synonyms : | cinema film |
| See Also:
| medium art business film film cut-in silver_screen |
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