Film (n.) A thin skin |
Film (n.) A slender thread, as that of a cobweb. |
Film (v. t.) To cover with a thin skin or pellicle. |
Filter (n.) Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal, through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it from the solid or impure matter held in suspension |
Filter (n.) To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing it to pass through a filter. |
Filter (v. i.) To pass through a filter |
Filter (n.) Same as Philter. |
Focus (n.) A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed |
Focus (n.) A point so related to a conic section and certain straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the distace between any point of the curve and the focus to the distance of the same point from the directrix is constant. |
Focus (n.) A central point |
Focus (v. t.) To bring to a focus |
Photo (n.) A contraction of Photograph. |
Photo- () A combining form from Gr. fw^s, fwto`s, light |
Photo-electric (a.) Acting by the operation of both light and electricity |
Photo-electrotype (n.) An electrotype plate formed in a mold made by photographing on prepared gelatine, etc. |
Photo-engraving (n.) The process of obtaining an etched or engraved plate from the photographic image, to be used in printing |
Photo-epinasty (n.) A disproportionately rapid growth of the upper surface of dorsiventral organs, such as leaves, through the stimulus of exposure to light. |
Soft (superl.) Easily yielding to pressure |
Soft (superl.) Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch |
Soft (superl.) Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale |
Soft (superl.) Not harsh or offensive to the sight |
Soft (superl.) Not harsh or rough in sound |
Soft (superl.) Easily yielding |
Soft (superl.) Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like |
Soft (superl.) Effeminate |
Soft (superl.) Gentle in action or motion |
Soft (superl.) Weak in character |
Soft (superl.) Somewhat weak in intellect. |
Soft (superl.) Quiet |
Soft (superl.) Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves |
Soft (superl.) Not tinged with mineral salts |
Soft (superl.) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.) |
Soft (superl.) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance |
Soft (n.) A soft or foolish person |
Soft (adv.) Softly |
Soft (interj.) Be quiet |
Soft-finned (a.) Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible |
Soft-headed (a.) Weak in intellect. |
Soft-hearted (a.) Having softness or tenderness of heart |
Soft-shell (a.) Alt. of Soft-shelled |
Soft-shelled (a.) Having a soft or fragile shell. |
Soft-spoken (a.) Speaking softly |
film festival | a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year) |
soft-shoe soft-shoe shuffle soft-shoe dancing | tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles |
moviemaking movie making film making | the production of movies |
film editing cutting | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
buyer's market buyers' market soft market | a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy |
soft sell | suggestive or persuasive advertising |
soft-finned fish malacopterygian | any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii |
soft-shelled turtle pancake turtle | voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin, can inflict painful bites |
soft tick argasid | tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head |
soft-shell clam steamer steamer clam long-neck clam Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
soft-shell crab soft-shelled crab | edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell |
soft scale | an insect active in all stages |
brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum | pest on citrus trees |
air filter air cleaner | a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it |
coffee filter | filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds |
drygoods soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
film | a thin coating or layer, the table was covered with a film of dust |
film photographic film | photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion, used to make negatives or transparencies |
film plastic film | a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things |
film advance | a mechanism for advancing film in a camera or projector |
filter | device that removes something from whatever passes through it |
filter | an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it |
filter bed | filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water |
filter tip | an air filter on the end of a cigarette, contains material that filters the smoke |
filter-tipped cigarette | a cigarette with a filter tip |
fuel filter | a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel |
high-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value |
light filter diffusing screen | a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it |
low-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value |
motion-picture film movie film cine-film | photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool, to be used in a movie camera |
movie projector cine projector film projector | projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures |
oil filter | a filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internalombustion engine |
orthochromatic film | a photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light |
panchromatic film | photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red) |
photograph photo exposure picture pic | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide, recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material |
roll film | photographic film wound on a spool |
cling film clingfilm Saran Wrap | a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself, used for wrapping food |
soap film | a film left on objects after they have been washed in soap |
soft drug | a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction |
soft pedal | a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound |
soft soap green soap | a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils, used in certain skin diseases |
sound film | motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it |
water filter | a filter to remove impurities from the water supply |
Xay film | photographic film used to make Xay pictures |
focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system, in focus, out of focus |
focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea, the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion |
weak part weak spot soft spot | a place of especial vulnerability |
soft palate velum | a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking |
fontanelle fontanel soft spot | any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus |
focus focusing focussing focal point direction centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something, the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology, he had no direction in his life |