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Definition of Moving picture
1. Noun. A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement. "The film was shot on location"
Generic synonyms: Product, Production, Show
Terms within: Episode, Sequence, Credit, Caption, Subtitle, Credits, Scene, Shot
Specialized synonyms: Telefilm, Feature, Feature Film, Final Cut, Home Movie, Collage Film, Coming Attraction, Shoot-'em-up, Short Subject, Docudrama, Documentary, Documentary Film, Infotainment, Cinema Verite, Film Noir, Skin Flick, Rough Cut, Silent Movie, Silent Picture, Silents, Slow Motion, Talkie, Talking Picture, 3-d, 3d, Three-d, Musical, Musical Comedy, Musical Theater
Examples of category: Dub, Synchronise, Synchronize, Film, Shoot, Take, Tape, Videotape, Reshoot
Derivative terms: Film, Film
Definition of Moving picture
1. Noun. (dated) A film, movie. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moving Picture
Literary usage of Moving picture
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"11 Outing moving picture plays Lois Weber Smalley; photoplay director. ...
See Building moving moving picture acting Beauty magic of the screen. EL Sheldon. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The moving-picture mechanism lends itself readily to an endless variety of trick
pictures, through the facility with which a film may be cut and joined to ..."
3. The American Dramatist by Montrose Jonas Moses (1917)
"CHAPTER XIII THE PROGRESS OF THE MOVING-PICTURE SINCE 1910 THE moving-picture
has proven itself to be such an agent of vast educational possibilities that ..."
4. Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor by New York (State). Dept. of Labor (1915)
"License to operate moving picture apparatus.— It shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to operate any moving picture apparatus and its connections ..."
5. A.A.S.A. Official Report, Including a Record of the Annual Convention by American Association of School Administrators (1912)
"The moving picture has developed a form of public entertainment that has within the
... This paper is part of a general study of the moving-picture show. ..."
6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"ATKINSON, J. In April, 1916, HV Manning, proprietor of a moving picture show at
Marietta, called "The Gem," sold the business to WA Sams under a written ..."
7. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"11 Outing moving picture plays Lois Weber Smalley; photoplay director. ...
See Building moving moving picture acting Beauty magic of the screen. EL Sheldon. ..."
8. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The moving-picture mechanism lends itself readily to an endless variety of trick
pictures, through the facility with which a film may be cut and joined to ..."
9. The American Dramatist by Montrose Jonas Moses (1917)
"CHAPTER XIII THE PROGRESS OF THE MOVING-PICTURE SINCE 1910 THE moving-picture
has proven itself to be such an agent of vast educational possibilities that ..."
10. Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor by New York (State). Dept. of Labor (1915)
"License to operate moving picture apparatus.— It shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to operate any moving picture apparatus and its connections ..."
11. A.A.S.A. Official Report, Including a Record of the Annual Convention by American Association of School Administrators (1912)
"The moving picture has developed a form of public entertainment that has within the
... This paper is part of a general study of the moving-picture show. ..."
12. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"ATKINSON, J. In April, 1916, HV Manning, proprietor of a moving picture show at
Marietta, called "The Gem," sold the business to WA Sams under a written ..."
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