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Definitions for motion picture
mo·tion pic·ture

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flicknoun

    a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

    "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"

GCIDE

  1. Motion picture

    A series of pictures on a strip of film, taken at regular intervals in rapid succession (now usually 24 frames per second for ordinary work) by a special camera, intended to capture the image of objects in motion.

  2. Motion picture

    The conceptual or informational content of a motion picture; the actions or events represented in a motion picture; the story line of a movie.

Wiktionary

  1. motion picturenoun

    A sequence of images depicting people or objects in motion, preserved on a recording medium and capable of being projected for viewing.

  2. motion picturenoun

    The narrative or other informational content conveyed by means of such a sequence of images.

ChatGPT

  1. motion picture

    A motion picture, also known as a film, movie or cinema, is a series of still or moving images that are displayed continuously to create the illusion of movement or action. This form of visual storytelling typically incorporates sound, scenography, and a narrative to communicate ideas, emotions, or experiences. It is a key medium of entertainment and artistic expression. The process involves recording photographic images with cameras, or creating images using animation techniques or visual effects.

Wikidata

  1. Motion Picture

    Motion Picture is the tenth studio album by Yello, released in 1999.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of motion picture in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of motion picture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of motion picture in a Sentence

  1. Francis Ford Coppola:

    Jimmy was someone who stretched through my life longer and closer than any motion picture figure I’ve ever known, from those earlier times working together on ‘The Rain People’ and throughout all the milestones of my life, his films and the many great roles he played will never be forgotten. He will always be my old friend from Sunnyside, my collaborator and one of the funniest people I’ve ever known.

  2. Roddenberry Jr.:

    If people say,' Why is' Star Trek' still around ?' , I will tell you why, the Motion Picture's because The Motion Picture's the idea of appreciating all of the things that are different and not just tolerating them, and that The Motion Picture's the differences that we're going to grow from.

  3. Stella Bulochnikov:

    After working together for almost three years, Mariah Carey and Stella Bulochnikov have determined that it is in their mutual best interest to part ways on day-to-day management, during their time working together, they have accomplished great things, including, most recently, Mariah Carey’s new music and motion picture projects for this upcoming holiday season. Mariah Carey and Stella Bulochnikov remain partners in a number of business ventures, and will continue to support each other in those endeavors.

  4. Fran Lebowitz:

    Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. You need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease or major motion-picture star. If your child simply grows up to be someone who does not use the word collectible as a noun, you can consider yourself an unqualified success.

  5. Steve Mensch:

    The history on this property is immense. Founded in 1885, we have 40 buildings on the national register, we've built a dozen state of the art sound stages, we've got a dozen practical shooting locations. So what Tyler has built here is the only major motion picture studio on the East coast.


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