microfilm en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der. Proto-Germanic *felma- Proto-Germanic *filmīn- Old English filmen Middle English filme English film English microfilm From micro- + film.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size.
This detail made it easier, decades later, when I was browsing through reels of microfilms of The New York Times, to establish that morning’s date.
2022, Hernan Diaz, Trust, Picador (2023), pages 200-201:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| microfilms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (23)
pl mikrofilm (roll of film) · it microfilm (roll of film) · yi מיקראָפֿילם (roll of film) · vi vi phim (roll of film) · sv mikrofilm (roll of film) · fi mikrofilmi (roll of film) · de Mikrofilm (roll of film) · ca microfilm (roll of film) · da mikrofilm (roll of film) · id mikrofilm (roll of film) · nb mikrofilm (roll of film) · nl microfilm (roll of film) · ru микрофи́льм (roll of film) · nn mikrofilm (roll of film) · hu mikrofilm (roll of film) · fo mikrofilmur (roll of film) · mk ми́крофилм (roll of film) · es microfilm (roll of film) · is örfilma (roll of film) · ga micreascannán (roll of film) · fo erfilmur (roll of film) · cs mikrofilm (roll of film) · el μικροφίλμ (roll of film)