celluloid
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celluloid Definition
(n)
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
(n)
a
medium
that
disseminates
moving
pictures
; "
theater
pieces
transferred
to
celluloid
"; "
this
story
would
be
good
cinema
"; "
film
coverage
of
sporting
events
"
(s)
artificial
as
if
portrayed
in
a
film
; "
a
novel
with
flat
celluloid
characters
"
celluloid Synonyms
celluloid
cinema
film
synthetic
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