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motion picture
n.
1. A movie.
2. motion pictures The movie industry.
mo′tion-pic′ture adj.
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motion picture
n
(Film)
a. a sequence of images of moving objects photographed by a camera and providing the optical illusion of continuous movement when projected onto a screen
b. a form of entertainment, information, etc, composed of such a sequence of images and shown in a cinema, etc
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mo′tion pic′ture
n.
1. a sequence of consecutive photographic images projected onto a screen in such rapid succession as to give the illusion of movement.
2. a story, narrative, incident, or message presented in this form.
3. motion pictures, movie (def. 3).
[1890–95]
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| Noun | 1. |  motion picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" sequence, episode - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie credit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film" subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen credits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) telefilm - a movie that is made to be shown on television feature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" final cut - the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer home movie - a film made at home by an amateur photographer collage film - a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage coming attraction - a movie that is advertised to draw customers shoot-'em-up - a movie featuring shooting and violence short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event cinema verite - a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director film noir - a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s" skin flick - a pornographic movie rough cut - the first print of a movie after preliminary editing slow motion - a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate talkie, talking picture - a movie with synchronized speech and singing show - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" musical, musical comedy, musical theater - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language synchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film" reshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" |
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motion picture
noun picture, film (Brit.), movie (U.S.), flick (informal) It was there that I saw my first motion picture.
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motion picture
n (Am) → film m invCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
motion
(ˈməuʃən) noun1. the act or state of moving. the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.
2. a single movement or gesture. He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.
3. a proposal put before a meeting. She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.
verb to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something. He motioned (to) her to come nearer.
ˈmotionless adjective not moving. a motionless figure.
motion picture a cinema film.
in motion moving. Don't jump on the bus while it is in motion.
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