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filmstrip
noun
film·strip
ˈfilm-ˌstrip
: a strip of film bearing a sequence of images for projection as still pictures
Examples of filmstrip in a Sentence
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Dressed in an oversized plague cloak that can stretch the width of the planet as needed, this anthropomorphic fellow seems willing to risk his very existence to explain how the whole dark/light, night/day thing works (with the help of a short filmstrip guest narrated by Werner Herzog).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
For people who toil outside the frames of a filmstrip or a comic-book panel, the act of making art, the absence and weakness its pressures can excuse, might be utterly destructive.
—Sam Thielman, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
To browse, just click the arrows or the next image in the filmstrip.
—Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2011
The music was just as on-point, however, with BadBadNotGood performing a fantastic set with no lighting except for unique filmstrip visuals on the Moon Stage.
—Lily Moayeri, Variety, 4 Oct. 2022
Tooth movements resemble a filmstrip, and each frame or stage corresponds to a set of clear plastic aligner trays.
—Daley Quin, Allure, 24 Aug. 2021
The effect is a mashup of traditional kakejiku, or Japanese hanging scrolls, and a gigantic filmstrip.
—Anna Almendrala, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021
It’s Me, Margaret and a one-time showing of a grainy school filmstrip showed by the gym teacher.
—Jenn McKee, Good Housekeeping, 28 Sep. 2020
And the booklet has this reddish tone with the filmstrip running through it.
—Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
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“Filmstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmstrip. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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filmstrip
noun
film·strip
ˈfilm-ˌstrip
: a strip of film for projecting still pictures on a screen
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