definitions

filmstrip

[ film-strip ]
/ ˈfɪlmˌstrɪp /

noun

a length of film containing a series of related transparencies for projection on a screen.

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Nearby words

filmland, filmmaker, filmography, filmset, filmsetting, filmstrip, filmy, filmy fern, filo, filofax, filoplume

Origin of filmstrip

First recorded in 1925–30; film + strip2
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British Dictionary definitions for film strip

film strip

noun

a strip of film composed of different images projected separately as slides
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Word Origin and History for film strip

filmstrip

n.

1930, from film (n.) + strip (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper