• noun:   a thin coating or layer

  Example: "The table was covered with a film of dust"

• noun:   photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
• noun:   a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
• noun:   a medium that disseminates moving pictures

  Example: "Film coverage of sporting events"

• noun:   a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

  Example: "The film was shot on location"

• verb:   make a film or photograph of something
• verb:   record in film

  Example: "The coronation was filmed"

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