1 [mass noun] 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 [count noun]:a new range of films and cameras
material in the form of a very thin flexible sheet:clear plastic film between the layers of glass
[count noun] a thin layer covering a surface:she quickly wiped away the light film of sweat
archaic a fine thread or filament:films of silk
2a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a cinema or on television:a horror film [as modifier]:a film director
[mass noun] cinema considered as an art or industry:a critical overview of feminist writing on film
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1 [with object] capture on film as part of a series of moving images; make a film of (a story, event, or book):she glowered at the television crew who were filming them
2 [no object] become or appear to become covered with a thin layer of something:his eyes had filmed over
