minifilm

Noun

minifilm (plural minifilms)

1. A short film.
   • These gorgeous minifilms feature muscled figures, often shirtless, looking like jewel thieves or Spiderman,^([sic]) atop buildings where they skip and leap with such death-defiance and frank grace that it’s hard to keep from calling their sport dance.2007 May 27, Virginia Heffernan, “The Many Tribes of YouTube”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2016
   • Yet this stylized minifilm captures some elemental aspects of his career.2007 September 2, Caryn James, “A Star Without a Charm Offensive”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2015
2. A 10 cm² film used for chest X-rays that requires only 2.0 mrad (as opposed to the standard film of 35 by 42.5 cm, which requires at least 9.2 mrad).