Definition of film

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Film (n.) A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering..

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Snowflake :: Snowflake (n.) A flake, or small filmy mass, of snow..
Rust :: Rust (n.) The reddish yellow coating formed on iron when exposed to moist air, consisting of ferric oxide or hydroxide; hence, by extension, any metallic film of corrosion..
Film :: Film (v. t.) To cover with a thin skin or pellicle.
Fine :: Fine (superl.) Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread..
Film :: Film (n.) A slender thread, as that of a cobweb..
Filmy :: Filmy (a.) Composed of film or films.
Pellicle :: Pellicle (n.) A thin skin or film.
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film.
Hymenogeny :: Hymenogeny (n.) The production of artificial membranes by contact of two fluids, as albumin and fat, by which the globules of the latter are surrounded by a thin film of the former..
Metallochrome :: Metallochrome (n.) A coloring produced by the deposition of some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by electricity..
Bubble :: Bubble (n.) A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river..
Infilm :: Infilm (v. t.) To cover with a film; to coat thinly; as, to infilm one metal with another in the process of gilding; to infilm the glass of a mirror..
Flashing :: Flashing (n.) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass.
Pellicle :: Pellicle (n.) A thin film formed on the surface of an evaporating solution.
Phoneidoscope :: Phoneidoscope (n.) An instrument for studying the motions of sounding bodies by optical means. It consists of a tube across the end of which is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give colored bands, the form and position of which are affected by sonorous vibrations..
Mother :: Mother (n.) A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation..
Collodion :: Collodion (n.) A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a coating for wounds; but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive film in photography..
Film :: Film (n.) A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering..
Pearl :: Pearl (n.) A whitish speck or film on the eye.
Kell :: Kell (n.) The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film.
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