films

films · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of "film"; motion pictures or movies.

  2. 2.

    Thin layers or coatings of a substance.

  3. 3.

    (verb, third person singular) Records moving images with a camera.

Related words

See also: cinema, film, movie
Synonyms: motion pictures, movies, pictures

Etymology

From Old English filmen ("membrane, thin skin"), from Proto-Germanic filmijan. The cinema-related meaning emerged in the late 19th century with the development of photographic film technology.