celluloid vs medium

medium vs celluloid

celluloid and medium both are nouns.

celluloid and medium both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
celluloid	Yes	Yes	No	No
medium	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, medium is a hypernym of celluloid; that is, medium is a word with a broader meaning than celluloid:

celluloid: a medium that disseminates moving pictures
medium: a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

celluloid (noun)	medium (noun)
a medium that disseminates moving pictures	an occupation for which you are especially well suited
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	an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
	a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
	(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
	the surrounding environment
	someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
	a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
	(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
	(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
	a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
	an intervening substance through which something is achieved

celluloid (adjective)	medium (adjective)
artificial as if portrayed in a film	(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
	around the middle of a scale of evaluation

Difference between celluloid and medium

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