mo|tion-pic|ture

mo|tion-pic|ture
1. a series of pictures on a strip of film recording very slight changes in position of persons or things, and projected on a screen at such a speed that the viewer gets the impression that the persons or things pictured are moving: »

The motion picture began to attract attention in the United States at the close of the last century (Emory S. Bogardus).

 Also called moving picture, cinema, film, or in Great Britain pictures.
2. a story or drama told by means of this; photoplay.
mo|tion-pic|ture «MOH shuhn PIHK chuhr», adjective.
of, having to do with, or characteristic of motion pictures: »

One of the most characteristic products of the American motion-picture industry is the Western (Saturday Review).


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