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Definition of celluloid



Overview of noun celluloid

The noun celluloid has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. 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)

2. film, cinema, celluloid

(a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events")


Overview of adj celluloid

The adj celluloid has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. celluloid, synthetic

(artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters")