film stock

noun

A strip or sheet of transparent plastic film base coated on one side with a gelatin emulsion containing light-sensitive silver halide crystals, used for recording motion pictures.

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Meanings

nounfilm stock (countable and uncountable, plural film stocks)

plural film stocks

  1. countableuncountableA strip or sheet of transparent plastic film base coated on one side with a gelatin emulsion containing light-sensitive silver halide crystals, used for recording motion pictures.

Translations

Czech filmový pás
  • filmový pásTranslations
Dutch filmrol
  • filmrolTranslations
French film
  • filmTranslations
German Rohfilm
  • RohfilmTranslations
Hungarian filmszalag
  • filmszalagTranslations
Italian pellicola cinematografica, film
  • pellicola cinematograficaTranslations
  • filmTranslations
Latvian kinolente
  • kinolenteTranslations
Polish taśma filmowa
  • taśma filmowaTranslations
Romanian material fotografic
  • material fotograficTranslations
Russian киноплёнка
  • киноплёнка (kinopljónka)Translations
Slovak filmový pás
  • filmový pásTranslations
Spanish película de cine
  • película de cineTranslations
Ukrainian кіноплі́вка
  • кіноплі́вка (kinoplívka)Translations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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