celluloid

[US]/'seljulɔid/
[UK]/ˈsɛljəˌlɔɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. celluloid; filmstrip.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

celluloid film

celluloid sheet

celluloid industry

Real-world Examples

It's not using physical celluloid or paper or TV signals.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2016 Collection

And celluloid hasn't totally disappeared either.

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All you need is a racket and a table and a light celluloid ball.

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Paramount Pictures recently released the Wolf of Wall Street only as a digital version only—no celluloid.

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It's the actual material of the balls, which is called celluloid, that burns really well.

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A couple of years later, Kodak introduced celluloid film and Marey updated his slot camera in a crucial way.

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The celluloid holder with the photostat license in it fell to the floor.

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" In a celluloid corporation or trust or something. They're from Kansas City" .

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

This hall was designed by celluloid.

Source: Pan Pan

Despite taking the prize as the first official plastic, celluloid was highly flammable, which made production risky.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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