microfilm
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3VERB + MICROFILM
archives, hand, use
PREP.
on
ADV.
highly, only
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noun
A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size.
This detail made it easier, decades later, when I was browsing through reels of microfilms of The New York Times, to establish that morning’s date.
verb
To reproduce (documents) on such film.
Power set up a camera in the British Museum and eventually microfilmed many pre-1640 English books that he selected from Pollard and Redgrave’s Short-Title Catalogue (STC) and other important works in the museum’s collections.
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6This detail made it easier, decades later, when I was browsing through reels of microfilms of The New York Times, to establish that morning’s date.
WiktionaryPower set up a camera in the British Museum and eventually microfilmed many pre-1640 English books that he selected from Pollard and Redgrave’s Short-Title Catalogue (STC) and other important works in
WiktionaryIt's only on microfilm.
Tatoeba · #11832187The library has the paper's archives on microfilm.
Tatoeba · #11832188Can you show me how to use microfilm?
Tatoeba · #11832194I am holding in my hand a microfilm of very highly confidential secret State Department documents.
Tatoeba · #11860538