motion picture
noun
a sequence of consecutive pictures of objects photographed in motion by a specially designed camera (motion-picture camera) and thrown on a screen by a projector (motion-picture projector) in such rapid succession as to give the illusion of natural movement.
a play, event, or the like, presented in this form.
motion pictures, the art, technique, or business of producing motion pictures.
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flick, cinema, talkie, film, flicker, movie, picture, cine, cinematics, cinematograph, photodrama, photoplay, videotape
Nearby words
moti, motif, motile, motion, motion capture, motion picture, motion sickness, motion study, motion work, motionless, motivate
Origin of motion picture
First recorded in 1890–95
Also called movie, moving picture.
Related forms
mo·tion-pic·ture, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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motion picture
noun
US and Canadian
- a sequence of images of moving objects photographed by a camera and providing the optical illusion of continuous movement when projected onto a screen
- a form of entertainment, information, etc, composed of such a sequence of images and shown in a cinema, etc
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