film projector

noun

An opto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures by projecting them on a projection screen (Movie projector for projection of moving images from film).

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movie projectorcine projector
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Meanings

nounfilm projector (plural film projectors)

plural film projectors

  1. An opto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures by projecting them on a projection screen (Movie projector for projection of moving images from film).
  2. An opto-mechanical device for displaying still pictures by projecting them on a projection screen (Slide projector for projection of still images from film).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounprojects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures

Similar
movie projectorcine projector
Broader
projector
Also see
movie projector

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech promítací stroj, filmový projektor
  • promítací strojopto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
  • filmový projektoropto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
  • promítačkaopto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
Dutch filmprojector
  • filmprojectoropto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
Esperanto kinprojekciilo
  • kinprojekciiloopto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
Estonian filmiprojektor, kinoprojektor
  • filmiprojektoropto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
  • kinoprojektoropto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
German Filmprojektor, Laufbildprojektor
  • Filmprojektoropto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
  • Laufbildprojektoropto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
Hungarian filmvetítő, vetítőgép
  • filmvetítőopto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
  • vetítőgépopto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
Korean 프로젝터, 영사기
  • 프로젝터 (peurojekteo)opto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
  • 영사기 (yeongsagi)opto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
Persian آپارات
  • آپارات (âpârât)opto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
Polish projektor filmowy
  • projektor filmowyopto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
Russian кинопрое́ктор
  • кинопрое́ктор (kinoprojéktor)opto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
Spanish proyector cinematográfico
  • proyector cinematográficoopto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
Swedish filmprojektor, bioprojektor
  • filmprojektoropto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
  • bioprojektoropto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures
Cite this entry
APA

film projector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/film%20projector

MLA

“film projector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/film%20projector. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “film projector,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/film%20projector.

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