Defenition of the word celluloid

• Defenition of the word celluloid

  • of or made from celluloid
  • 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
  • artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"
  • a medium (art or business) that disseminates moving pictures: "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverange of sporting events"
  • a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
  • a medium that disseminates moving pictures
  • artificial as if portrayed in a film

Synonyms for the word celluloid

• • cinema
  • film
  • synthetic

Similar words in the celluloid

• • artificial
  • unreal

Meronymys for the word celluloid

• • camphor
  • cellulose nitrate
  • nitrocellulose
  • nitrocotton

Hyponyms for the word celluloid

• • silver screen

Hypernyms for the word celluloid

• • medium
  • thermoplastic
  • thermoplastic resin

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