Part of speech: Verb
record in film
Example: The coronation was filmed
Categories: Make, Create, Record, Enter, Put down
Part of speech: Noun
photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
Categories: Photographic paper, Photographic material
Part of speech: Noun
a thin coating or layer
Example: the table was covered with a film of dust
Categories: Object, Physical object
Part of speech: Noun
a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
Categories: Sheet, Flat solid, Wrapping, Wrap, Wrapper
Part of speech: Verb
make a film or photograph of something
Example: take a scene; shoot a movie
Categories: Record, Enter, Put down
The word "film" comes from Proto-Germanic *filminją. It started in Old English filmen. Then it appeared in Middle English filme. Many other languages have similar words:.
This word traveled through multiple civilizations—each culture shaped its meaning slightly!