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" (21 found)
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9 entriesaesthetic propertyart formentertainment mediummaterialmediumsubstancethermoplasticthermoplastic resinvisual medium
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10 entriescelluloid filmcelluloid sheetcelluloid stripcellulose nitrate filmdocumentaryfeature filmmotion picturenitrate stocknitrocellulose filmshort film
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11 entriescelluloid eracelluloid filmcelluloid framecelluloid industrycelluloid photographcelluloid stockcinema historyfilm stockmotion picturenitrate filmnitrocellulose base
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Does Celluloid support plugins?
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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.
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"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."
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