The event was captured on celluloid. [=was filmed]
The new movie is about the celluloid stars of the past.
a celluloid portrait of an aging athlete [=a movie about an aging athlete]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cel|lu|loid — «SEHL yuh loyd», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a hard, transparent substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor. It catches fire easily. Combs, toilet articles, and camera films are often made of celluloid. »While hot, celluloid can be rolled into … Useful english dictionary
cel — cel·a·don; cel·a·don·ite; cel·an·dine; cel·as·tra·ce·ae; cel·as·tra·ceous; cel·a·ture; cel·e·be·sian; cel·e·brant; cel·e·brat·er; cel·e·bra·tion; cel·e·bra·tive; cel·e·bra·tor; cel·e·bra·to·ry; cel·e·bret; cel·ery; cel·es·tite; cel·i·ba·cy;… … English syllables
loid — ac·ro·meg·a·loid; al·ka·loid; amyg·da·loid; an·ne·loid; ar·gil·loid; ar·il·loid; at·loid; be·loid; ber·yl·loid; bun·ga·loid; cau·loid; ceph·a·loid; chrys·a·loid; chy·loid; col·loid·er; col·loid·ize; con·dy·loid; cor·al·loid; cot·y·loid;… … English syllables
var|i|cel|loid — «VAR uh SEHL oyd», adjective. resembling varicella or chickenpox: »varicelloid smallpox. ╂[< varicell(a) + oid] … Useful english dictionary
celluloid — cel·lu·loid … English syllables
Celluloid — Cel|lu|loid 〈n. 11; unz.; fachsprachl.〉 = Zelluloid * * * Cel|lu|loid [seltener auch …lo i:t; ↑ Cellulose u. ↑ oid], das; s; GS: Zelluloid; Syn.: Zellh … Universal-Lexikon
Celluloid — Cel|lu|loid [... lɔyt], seltener Cel|lu|lo|id vgl. ↑Zelluloid … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Celluloid — Cel|lu|loid 〈n.; Gen.: (e)s; Pl.: unz.〉 = Zelluloid … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
celluloid — cel|lu|loid [ˈseljulɔıd] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Celluloid, a trademark] 1.) on celluloid on cinema film ▪ Chaplin s comic genius is preserved on celluloid. 2.) a plastic substance made mainly from ↑cellulose that was used in the past to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
celluloid — cel|lu|loid [ seljə,lɔıd ] noun uncount a thin clear plastic material used in the past for making FILM for cameras a. this material used for making movies b. OLD FASHIONED used for referring to movies in general: the latest celluloid star to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
