The word "celluloid" still is used to refer to movies even though the substance is no longer used for filming.
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Celluloid
//ˈsɛljəˌlɔɪd//
Synonyms for "celluloid" (9 found)
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25 translations across 22 languages.
Belarusian
2 entries- цэлуло́ід noun (variety of thermoplastics)
- цэлюлёід noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Bulgarian
1 entries- целулои́д noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Catalan
1 entries- cel·luloide noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 賽璐珞 /赛璐珞 noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Dutch
1 entries- celluloid noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Esperanto
1 entries- celuloido noun (variety of thermoplastics)
French
2 entries- celluloïd noun (variety of thermoplastics)
- ducinéma noun (cinema or film)
Georgian
1 entries- ცელულოიდი noun (variety of thermoplastics)
German
2 entries- Celluloid noun (variety of thermoplastics)
- Zelluloid noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Ido
1 entries- celuloido noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Indonesian
1 entries- seluloid noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Italian
1 entries- celluloide noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Japanese
1 entries- セルロイド noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Korean
1 entries- 셀룰로이드 noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Malay
1 entries- seluloid noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Polish
1 entries- celuloid noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Portuguese
1 entries- celuloide noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Russian
1 entries- целлуло́ид noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Spanish
1 entries- celuloide noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Thai
1 entries- เซลลูลอยด์ noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Ukrainian
1 entries- целуло́їд noun (variety of thermoplastics)
Volapük
1 entries- sälülöd noun (variety of thermoplastics)
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Source: tatoeba (13279520)
1894 June, Antonia Dickson, W. K. L. Dickson, Edison's Invention of the Kineto-Phonograph: Account of the Invention, article in Century Magazine, Volume 48, Issue 2, Then followed some experiments with drums, over which sheets of sensitized celluloid film were drawn, the edges being pressed into a narrow slot in the surface, similar in construction to the old tin-foil phonograph.
Source: wiktionary
"And will you now, sir, take off your celluloid collar and permit me to burn it in the candle? Thank you, sir. And will you allow me to smash your spectacles for you with my hammer? Thank you."
Source: wiktionary
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