Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of film
"The cinema is showing three classic films from the 1950s tonight."
In plain English: Films are movies that you watch on a screen.
"She loves watching old films on weekends."
Usage: Use films to refer to multiple motion pictures or recordings on transparent material. This noun form applies when discussing several movies or distinct strips of photographic emulsion.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of film
"The camera films the sunset over the ocean in real time."
In plain English: To film means to record video of something using a camera.
"I love films because I can watch them whenever I want."
Usage: Use films to describe the action of recording moving images on camera or capturing light on a photographic medium. This third-person singular form applies when the subject is he, she, or it, such as in "The director films the scene."
Films is the plural of film, which entered English in 1894 from French film, originally referring to a thin layer or skin. The term was adopted to describe the transparent strips used in motion picture projection.