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filmstrip

American  
[film-strip] / ˈfɪlmˌstrɪp /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of filmstrip

First recorded in 1925–30; film + strip 2

Example Sentences

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But the filmstrip, too, looping and looping for the show’s duration, will also degrade …

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2022

The new filmstrip UI in the Windows 11 photos app.

From The Verge • Sep. 17, 2021

“Free to Be... You and Me” won an Emmy for children’s special and became a filmstrip staple at elementary schools in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2020

We’ve all seen that filmstrip and we know where it ends.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2016

Billy had showed David how to knap flint and chert the week before, after seeing a filmstrip about it in class.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory

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