What is "celluloid" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does celluloid mean in English? Meaning of celluloid definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "celluloid" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "celluloid": 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

Noun

  • Meaning: 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
  • Synonyms: celluloid
  • Hypernyms: thermoplastic thermoplastic resin
  • Substance Holonyms: camphor cellulose nitrate guncotton nitrocellulose nitrocotton
  • Meaning of "celluloid": artificial as if portrayed in a film

    Adjective

  • Meaning: artificial as if portrayed in a film
  • Example: a novel with flat celluloid characters
  • Synonyms: celluloid synthetic
  • Similar: artificial unreal
  • Meaning of "celluloid": a medium that disseminates moving pictures

    Noun

  • Meaning: a medium that disseminates moving pictures
  • Example: theater pieces transferred to celluloid this story would be good cinema film coverage of sporting events
  • Synonyms: celluloid cinema film
  • Hyponyms: silver screen
  • Hypernyms: medium
  • Synonyms:

    flick, picture, show, cinema, feature, motion picture, film, moving picture, silent, silver screen, videotape, screenplay, talkie, cine, cinematics, cinematograph, photoplay, talking picture,

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