movie film

1. (Photography) US and Canadian photographic film, wound on a spool, usually 8, 16, or 35 millimetres wide, up to several hundred metres long, and having one or two lines of sprocket holes along its length enabling it to be used in a movie camera. Also called: cine film (Brit)

2. (Film) US and Canadian photographic film, wound on a spool, usually 8, 16, or 35 millimetres wide, up to several hundred metres long, and having one or two lines of sprocket holes along its length enabling it to be used in a movie camera. Also called: cine film (Brit)

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movie film - photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera

cine-film, motion-picture film

photographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies

sound film - motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it

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