CELLULOID


Meaning of CELLULOID in English

/ ˈseljulɔɪd; NAmE / noun [ U ]

1.

a thin transparent plastic material made in sheets, used in the past for cinema film

2.

( old-fashioned ) used as a way of referring to films / movies

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from cellulose + -oid .

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