What is the meaning of film?

noun

• A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
  • usage: "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
  • synonyms: movie, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
• A medium that disseminates moving pictures.
  • usage: "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
  • synonyms: cinema, celluloid
• Photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies.
  • synonyms: photographic film
• A thin coating or layer.
  • usage: "the table was covered with a film of dust"
• A thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things.
  • synonyms: plastic film

verb

• Make a film or photograph of something.
  • usage: "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
  • synonyms: shoot, take
• Record in film.
  • usage: "The coronation was filmed"