Definition of celluloid Celluloid
/sɛˈlʌlɔjˌd/ - [seluloyd] - Cel•lu•loid
We found 7 definitions of celluloid from 4 different sources.
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What does celluloid mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: celluloids |
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| 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 | ||
| thermoplastic, thermoplastic resin a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled | ||
| camphor a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment | ||
| celluloid - a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" | ||
| film, cinema | ||
| medium an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication | ||
| artistic creation, artistic production, art the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" | ||
| business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" | ||
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| celluloid - artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters" | ||
| synthetic | ||
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Wiktionary 
- celluloid (Noun)
Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film. - celluloid (Noun)
The genre of cinema; film.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- celluloid (n.)
A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber, malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs; -- originally called xylonite.
Part of speech
🔤- celluloid, noun, singular of celluloids.
