1. a thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures: "he had already shot a whole roll of film"
▪ material in the form of a thin flexible sheet: "clear plastic film between the layers of glass"
▪ movies considered as an art or industry:"a critical overview of feminist writing on film"Similarcinemamoviesthe pictures
verb
1. capture on film as part of a series of moving images; make a movie of (a story or event): "she glowered at the television crew who were filming them"Similarrecord on filmshootrecordtake pictures ofmake a film ofcapture on filmvideophotographadapt for filmmake into a film
▪ be well or badly suited to portrayal in a film: "an adventure story that would film well"
2. become or appear to become covered with a thin layer of something:"his eyes had filmed over"Similarcloudmistfoghazebecome blurredblurdullarchaic:blear
Word OriginOld Englishfilmen ‘membrane’, of West Germanic origin; related to fell5.