celluloid

既定 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsɛljəˌlɔɪd/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 限定用法 比喩的用法 頻度副詞 廃用

Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film. / (figuratively, often used attributively) The genre of cinema; film.

日本語の意味

硝酸セルロースと樟脳から作られた熱可塑性プラスチックの一種。かつては写真フィルムなどに使用されていた素材。 / 比喩的に、映画や映画産業（特に形容詞的に使われる場合）を指すことがある。

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The archivist carefully handled the fragile celluloid reels, aware that their chemical instability could cause them to deteriorate.

アーカイビストは、化学的に不安定で劣化しやすいことを承知の上でもろいニトロセルロース製のフィルムのリールを慎重に扱った。

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意味（1）

Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.

Then followed some experiments with drums, over which sheets of sensitized celluloid film were drawn, the edges being pressed into a narrow slot in the surface, similar in construction to the old tin-foil phonograph.

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意味（2）

(figuratively, often used attributively) The genre of cinema; film.

2001 August 14, Riki Wilchins, Gender on celluloid, in The Advocate, page 26.

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意味（3）

(obsolete) An item, such as a jacket, made from celluloid.

'What with that bearded Assyrian bull in London, and this Thug down here, who has ruined my clean celluloid, you seem to be keeping queer company, Ted Malone.'

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celluloids （ plural ）