film

UK /fɪlm/ US /fɪlm/
noun 5verb 3

Definitions

noun

1

A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.

a clear plastic film for wrapping food

He from thick films ſhall purge the viſual ray, / And on the ſightleſs eye-ball pour the day: […]

2

A medium used to capture images in a camera.

3

A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally.

Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film.

4

The sequence of still images itself, which produces a moving image when played; a movie.

5

A slender thread, such as that of a cobweb.

Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film.

verb

1

To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film.

A Hollywood studio was filming on location in NYC.

I tried to film the UFO as it passed overhead.

2

To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.

3

To cover or become covered with a thin skin or pellicle.

It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.

Her legs folded under her, and her eyes filmed over.

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