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film
Noun
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A film is a recording of a moving picture that tells stories including actors, directors, and producers.
The studio has hired some actors to make a film about the making of Wiktionary.
Let's go to the theatre and watch a film.
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The art or business of making films.
I studied film at college and now I'm a writer.
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Film is a thin, clear material used for taking photographs or movies.
My new camera is digital and doesn't need film.
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A film is a flat, thin material or substance often covering something.
The soap left a sticky film on the glass.
We use a plastic film to protect the food.
film
Verb
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If you film something, you record it as a moving picture.
Somebody filmed the attack with their cell phone and showed it to police.
indicator
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noun
(= index)
a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
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noun
a signal for attracting attention
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noun
a device for showing the operating condition of some system
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noun
(chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
device
Noun
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A device is a small machine or tool.
She has a device in her kitchen for cutting garlic.
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A device is a machine or part attached to a computer, such as a keyboard, mouse, printer etc.
The mouse is an important device for using the computer.
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A device is a clever way of doing something.
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A device is a logo.