celluloid – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
celluloid
n.
plastic material made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; movie film ribbon; type of hard fat in the body
Celluloid
Celluloids are a class of
compounds created from
nitrocellulose and
camphor, with added dyes and other agents. Generally considered the first
thermoplastic, it was first created as
Parkesine in 1856 and as
Xylonite in 1869, before being registered as
Celluloid in 1870. Celluloid is easily
molded and shaped, and it was first widely used as an
ivory replacement.
celluloid
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) thermoplastic, thermoplastic resin
(substance-meronym) camphor
2. a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
(synonym) film, cinema
(hypernym) medium
(hyponym) silver screen
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production
(class) cut-in, insert
Adjective
1. artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"
(synonym) synthetic
(similar) artificial, unreal
celluloïd
nm.
celluloid, plastic material made from cellulose nitrate and camphor
celluloid (het)
n.
celluloid, plastic material made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; movie film ribbon; type of hard fat in the body
