moving picture

moving picture
A form of entertainment; a form of theatrical performance. The casting of photographs or other representations upon a screen in such rapid succession as to create the illusion of moving people or things, usually accompanied in present times by the reproduction of sound. 4 Am J2d Amuse § 2.

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  • Moving picture — same as {motion picture}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • moving picture — moving pictures N COUNT A moving picture is a film. [OLD FASHIONED] …   English dictionary

  • moving picture — n. FILM (n. 5) * * * …   Universalium

  • moving picture — n old fashioned especially AmE a film made to be shown at the cinema …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • moving picture — noun count OLD FASHIONED a movie …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • moving picture — n. FILM (n. 5) …   English World dictionary

  • moving picture — noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement they went to a movie every Saturday night the film was shot on location • Syn: ↑movie, ↑film, ↑picture, ↑moving picture… …   Useful english dictionary

  • moving picture — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms moving picture : singular moving picture plural moving pictures mainly American old fashioned a film …   English dictionary

  • Moving Picture Institute — Founder(s) Thor Halvorssen Founded 2005 Key people …   Wikipedia

  • moving-picture machine — moving picture machine, = motion picture projector …   Useful english dictionary

  • Moving Picture Experts Group — (en español Grupo de Expertos en Imágenes Móviles), referido comúnmente como MPEG, es un grupo de trabajo del ISO/IEC encargado de desarrollar estándares de codificación de audio y vídeo. Su primera reunión fue en Mayo de 1988 en Ottawa, Canadá.… …   Wikipedia Español

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