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motion-picture film vs film

film vs motion-picture film

motion-picture film and film both are nouns.

motion-picture film is not a verb while film is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
motion-picture film Yes No No No
film Yes No Yes No
As nouns, film is a hypernym of motion-picture film; that is, film is a word with a broader meaning than motion-picture film:
  • motion-picture film: photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera
  • film: photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
Other hypernyms of motion-picture film include photographic film.
motion-picture film (noun) film (noun)
photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera a thin coating or layer
photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
motion-picture film (verb) film (verb)
make a film or photograph of something
record in film
Difference between motion-picture film and film

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