Motion-picture
noun
1.
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.
2.
a play, event, or the like, presented in this form.
3.
motion pictures, the art, technique, or business of producing motion pictures.
noun
1.
(US & Canadian)
Also called film
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