film speed

noun Photography.

speed(def 5a).

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the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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Origin of film speed

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby film speed

film noir, film pack, film recorder, film school, film set, film speed, film star, film strip, film-maker, filmable, filmcard
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British Dictionary definitions for film speed

film speed

noun

the sensitivity to light of a photographic film, specified in terms of the film's ISO rating
the rate at which the film passes through a motion picture camera or projector
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