Overview of noun celluloid

The noun celluloid has 2 senses

• celluloid -- (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)


• film, cinema, celluloid -- (a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events")

Overview of adj celluloid

The adj celluloid has 1 sense

• celluloid, synthetic -- (artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters")