Word Study
cellulated |
cellule |
celluliferous |
cellulite |
cellulitis |
celluloid
| cellulose
| cellulose acetate
| cellulose ester
| cellulose nitrate
| cellulose tape
celluloid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun celluloid has 2 senses
- celluloid(n = noun.substance) Array - highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics; Array is a kind of thermoplastic, thermoplastic resin
- celluloid(n = noun.communication) cinema, film - a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" is a kind of medium
has particulars: silver screen
Adjective celluloid has 1 sense
- celluloid(s = adj.all) synthetic - artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"
CIDE DICTIONARY
celluloid, n. [Cellulose + -oid.].
A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber, malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs; -- originally called xylonite . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
celluloid, n.
1 a transparent flammable plastic made from camphor and cellulose nitrate.
2 cinema film.
1 a transparent flammable plastic made from camphor and cellulose nitrate.
2 cinema film.
Etymology
irreg. f. CELLULOSE
ROGET THESAURUS
celluloid
Imitation
N imitation, copying, transcription, repetition, duplication, reduplication, quotation, reproduction, mimeograph, xerox, facsimile, reprint, offprint, mockery, mimicry, simulation, impersonation, personation, representation, semblance, copy, assimilation, paraphrase, parody, take-off, lampoon, caricature, plagiarism, forgery, counterfeit, celluloid, imitator, echo, cuckoo, parrot, ape, monkey, mocking bird, mime, copyist, copycat, plagiarist, pirate, imitated, mock, mimic, modelled after, molded on, paraphrastic, literal, imitative, secondhand, imitable, aping, apish, mimicking, literally, to the letter, verbatim, literatim, sic, totidem verbis, word for word, mot a mot, exactly, precisely, like master like man, like - but oh! how different!, genius borrows nobly, pursuing echoes calling 'mong the rocks, quotation confesses inferiority, Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
For further exploring for "celluloid" in Webster Dictionary Online
