Noun: celluloid 'sel-yu,loyd
- 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
"Early cinema relied heavily on celluloid film"
- A medium that disseminates moving pictures
"theatre pieces transferred to celluloid";
- film, cinema, big screen [informal]
- Artificial as if portrayed in a film
"a novel with flat celluloid characters";
- synthetic
Derived forms: celluloids
See also: artificial, unreal
Type of: medium, thermoplastic, thermoplastic resin
Encyclopedia: Celluloid