Celluloid has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
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
2
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
"theater pieces transferred to celluloid"
"this story would be good cinema"
"film coverage of sporting events"
3
Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.
Adjective
1
artificial as if portrayed in a film
"a novel with flat celluloid characters"
Example Sentences
"theater pieces transferred to celluloid"
noun
"this story would be good cinema"
noun
"film coverage of sporting events"
noun
"a novel with flat celluloid characters"
adjective
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