a roll or strip of plastic coated with a light-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs

a thin flexible transparent sheet, e.g. of plastic, used as a wrapping

a series of pictures recorded on film for the cinema and projected rapidly onto a screen so as to create the illusion of movement

a representation, e.g. of an incident or story, on film

(also in pl) the cinema

a thin layer or covering

There was a thin film of ice on the pond

a thin skin or membranous covering

something that blurs the sight; a fine mist or haze

an abnormal growth on or in the eye, or dimness of sight resulting from this