Synonyms for celluloid
ˈsɛl yəˌlɔɪdcel·lu·loid

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1. celluloidnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   film, cinema

   Antonyms:
   natural

2. film, cinema, celluloidadjective

   a medium that disseminates moving pictures

   "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"

   Synonyms:
   cinema, motion-picture show, movie, flick, pic, picture show, moving-picture show, movie theater, plastic film, movie house, film, motion picture, picture palace, photographic film, moving picture, picture, movie theatre

   Antonyms:
   natural

3. celluloid, syntheticadjective

   artificial as if portrayed in a film

   "a novel with flat celluloid characters"

   Synonyms:
   synthetical, synthetic, man-made, semisynthetic

   Antonyms:
   natural

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1. • Thermoplastic

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1. celluloidnoun

   Synonyms:
   xylonite

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1. Orson Welles:

   Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid.