films

1. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movementExamples: "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"Synonyms: film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic

2. a medium that disseminates moving picturesExamples: "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"Synonyms: celluloid, cinema, film

3. photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparenciesSynonyms: film, photographic film

4. a thin coating or layerExamples: "the table was covered with a film of dust"Synonyms: film

5. a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover thingsSynonyms: film, plastic film