film

//fɪlm//
A2Frequency Level 4Neutral
Visual representation of film

Noun

filmSingular
filmsPlural
1

A motion picture; a movie recorded on film or digital media and shown in theaters or on screens.

We watched a film at the cinema last night.

2

A thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs or recording moving images.

I need to buy a roll of film for my camera.

3

A thin layer or coating covering a surface.

A thin film of oil covered the water.

Verb

1

To record moving images with a camera; to make a movie or video of something.

They filmed the documentary in Africa.

2

To become covered with a thin layer or coating.

Her eyes filmed over with tears.