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Definition film in American English

film noun

noun
/fɪlm/
Example

a roll of film (=film that is held in a round metal container)

Example

The bomb blast was captured on film.

Synonyms and related words
analogue camera aperture ASA
2

a series of moving pictures with sound that you can watch at the movie theater or at home

Example

Have you seen the new James Bond film?

Example

We watched a film about prison life.

Example

The film was made on location in India.

Synonyms and related words
animation anime biopic
2.1

the job or business of making movies

Example

I'd love to work in film.

Synonyms and related words
the big screen Bollywood celluloid
Example

the film industry

Example

the beginning of her film career

Synonyms and related words
the big screen Bollywood celluloid
3

a very thin layer of something that forms on a surface

Example

There was a film of grease on the water.

Synonyms and related words
surface cover layer
Definition film in American English