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FILM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin coating or layer

Example:

the table was covered with a film of dust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("film" is a kind of...):

object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "film"):

scum (a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid)

slick (a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water)

soap film (a film left on objects after they have been washed in soap)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies

Synonyms:

film; photographic film

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("film" is a kind of...):

photographic material; photographic paper (light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "film"):

film clip (a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast)

X-ray film (photographic film used to make X-ray pictures)

episode; sequence (film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie)

roll film (photographic film wound on a spool)

roll (photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light)

reel (a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector)

positive (a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject)

panchromatic film (photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red))

orthochromatic film (a photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light)

negative (a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed)

cine-film; motion-picture film; movie film (photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera)

microfilm (film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material)

footage (film that has been shot)

Derivation:

film (make a film or photograph of something)

film (record in film)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things

Synonyms:

film; plastic film

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("film" is a kind of...):

wrap; wrapper; wrapping (the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped)

flat solid; sheet (a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "film"):

Polaroid ((trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare)

shrink-wrap (the clinging transparent plastic film that is used to shrinkwrap something)

Derivation:

filmy (so thin as to transmit light)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A medium that disseminates moving pictures

Example:

film coverage of sporting events

Synonyms:

celluloid; cinema; film

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("film" is a kind of...):

medium (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)

Domain member category:

cut-in; insert ((film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film)

MacGuffin; McGuffin ((film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "film"):

silver screen (the film industry)

Derivation:

film (make a film or photograph of something)

film (record in film)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

Example:

the film was shot on location

Synonyms:

film; flick; motion-picture show; motion picture; movie; moving-picture show; moving picture; pic; picture; picture show

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("film" is a kind of...):

show (a social event involving a public performance or entertainment)

product; production (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process)

Meronyms (parts of "film"):

scene; shot (a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film)

credits (a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film))

caption; subtitle (translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen)

credit (an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work)

episode; sequence (film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie)

Domain member category:

reshoot (shoot again)

tape; videotape (record on videotape)

film; shoot; take (make a film or photograph of something)

synchronise; synchronize (make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action)

dub (provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "film"):

musical; musical comedy; musical theater (a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing)

3-D; 3D; three-D (a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance)

talkie; talking picture (a movie with synchronized speech and singing)

slow motion (a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate)

silent movie; silent picture; silents (a movie without a soundtrack)

rough cut (the first print of a movie after preliminary editing)

skin flick (a pornographic movie)

film noir (a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters)

cinema verite (a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director)

docudrama; documentary; documentary film; infotainment (a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event)

short subject (a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature)

shoot-'em-up (a movie featuring shooting and violence)

coming attraction (a movie that is advertised to draw customers)

collage film (a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage)

home movie (a film made at home by an amateur photographer)

final cut (the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer)

feature; feature film (the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater)

telefilm (a movie that is made to be shown on television)

Derivation:

film (make a film or photograph of something)

film (record in film)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a film or photograph of something

Example:

shoot a movie

Synonyms:

film; shoot; take

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "film" is one way to...):

enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)

Verb group:

photograph; shoot; snap (record on photographic film)

Domain category:

film; flick; motion-picture show; motion picture; movie; moving-picture show; moving picture; pic; picture; picture show (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "film"):

reshoot (shoot again)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue film the movie

Derivation:

film (photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies)

film (a medium that disseminates moving pictures)

film (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)

filming (the act of making a film)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Record in film

Example:

The coronation was filmed

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "film" is one way to...):

enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "film"):

cinematise; cinematize (make a film of or adopt so as to make into a film)

microfilm (record on microfilm)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

Did he film his major works over a short period of time?

They will film the duet

Derivation:

film (photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies)

film (a medium that disseminates moving pictures)

film (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)

filming (the act of making a film)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A container designed to hold film or magnetic tape.

(Cassette Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

An x-ray is a type of high-energy radiation that can go through the body and onto film, making pictures of areas inside the chest, which can be used to diagnose disease.

(Chest Radiography, NCI Dictionary)

A device designed to chemically treat film to develop the images on it.

(Film Processor Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

The use of a computer, rather than x-ray film, to create a picture of the breast.

(Digital mammography, NCI Dictionary)

A film composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s).

(Medicated Film Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A capsule covered with a semipermeable film.

(Membrane Coated Capsule Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A tablet covered with a semipermeable film.

(Membrane Coated Tablet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A thin film of recent mud was left upon his skin.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The use of x-rays to create a picture of the breast on a film.

(Film mammography, NCI Dictionary)

The acquisition of images of an anatomic area that is being irradiated using radiotherapy beams and films as imaging media.

(Film Portal Imaging, NCI Thesaurus)