1) Artificial 2) Cinema
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1) Artificial 2) Cinema film 3) English invention 4) Motion-picture film 5) Plastic brand 6) Synthetic 7) Unreal
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Celluloids are a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, with added dyes and other agents. Generally considered the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1856 and as Xylonite in 1869, before being registered as Celluloid in 1870. Celluloid is easily molded and shaped, and it was first widely used as an ivory...
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• (n.) 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.Celluloid: ...
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the first synthetic plastic material, developed by the American inventor John Wesley Hyatt in the late 1860s from a homogeneous colloidal dispersion ... [5 related articles]
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a common plastic used on instrument pickguards, tuning buttons and binding. Celluloid is known to shrink and deteriorate with time and may require replacement on some vintage instruments
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See plastic.
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Cel'lu·loid` (sĕl'u*loid)
noun [
Cellul ose +
-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 jewel...
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One of the earliest plastics, celluloid is derived from cellulose, a natural plant fiber, and was first synthesized around 1870. Items commonly found today include hair combs, dresser articles. Celluloid items for wear were often set with pave rhinestones. Celluloid is flammable and deteriorates easily if exposed to moisture, so care should be take...
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Celluloid is a hard, unstable synthetic substance once used for films. It is composed of gun-cotton and camphor and is moulded to the desired shape by heat. Celluloid was formerly extensively used as a substitute for ivory, bone, hard rubber, coral, etc, having a close resemblance to these substances in hardness, elasticity, and texture. It was use...
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[
adj] - of or made from celluloid 2. [adj] - artificial as if portrayed in a film 3. [n] - highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor
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A thermoplastics material made by the intimate blending of cellulose nitrate with camphor. Alcohol is normally employed as a volatile solvent to assist plasticization, and is subsequently removed.
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A solid flammable synthetic plastic material commonly used up to the middle of the 20th century.
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adjective artificial as if portrayed in a film; `a novel with flat celluloid characters`
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Transparent or translucent, highly flammable, plastic material (a thermoplastic) made from cellulose nitrate and camphor. It was once used for toilet articles, novelties, and photographic film, but has now been replaced by the nonflammable substance cellulose acetate
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a tough, highly flammable substance consisting essentially of cellulose nitrate and camphor, used in the manufacture of motion-picture and x-ray film and other products. · motion-picture film.
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