Meanings
plural motion pictures · alternative motion-picture · alternative motion pic
- A sequence of images depicting people or objects in motion, preserved on a recording medium and capable of being projected for viewing.
Some technical knowledge of cameras and lighting is needed to create a motion picture.
1 more example
The line along the Northumbrian coast to Berwick and into Scotland is stunning (even on a Voyager!), and the weather is perfect – just sit back, relax, and enjoy the motion picture that plays beyond the window.
2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 75Synonyms: moving picture, film
- A movie.
Gone with the Wind is my favorite motion picture.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sequence of images depicting people or objects in motion, preserved on a recording medium and capable of being projected for viewing.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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motion picture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motion%20picture
“motion picture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motion%20picture. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motion picture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motion%20picture.
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