"celluloid" in the noun sense
1. celluloid
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
2. film, cinema, celluloid
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
"theater pieces transferred to celluloid"
"this story would be good cinema"
"film coverage of sporting events"
"celluloid" in the adjective sense
1. celluloid, synthetic
artificial as if portrayed in a film
"a novel with flat celluloid characters"
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