Celluloid Definition

sĕlyə-loid
noun
A tough, flammable thermoplastic made from pyroxylin and camphor, used, esp. formerly, for toilet articles, novelties, etc.
Webster's New World
Films.
Webster's New World
The cinema; motion pictures.
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adjective
Made of or using a material made from nitrocellulose and camphor.
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Of or portrayed on film or in motion pictures.
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Artificial; synthetic.
A novel with flat, celluloid characters.
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Origin of Celluloid

  • Former trademark of Celluloid Manufacturing Company

    From Wiktionary

  • Originally a trademark

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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