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motion picture

/ˈməʊʃən ˈpɪktʃə(ɹ)/

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

Noun

motion picture (plural motion pictures)

  1. A sequence of images depicting people or objects in motion, preserved on a recording medium and capable of being projected for viewing.
    • Some technical knowledge of cameras and lighting is needed to create a motion picture.
    • The line along the Northumbrian coast to Berwick and into Scotland is stunning (even on a Voyager!), and the weather is perfect – just sit back, relax, and enjoy the motion picture that plays beyond the window.2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 75
    Synonyms:
    moving picture, film
  2. A movie.
    • Gone with the Wind is my favorite motion picture.

motion picture meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

motion picture in Tamil

திரைப்படம்

motion picture in Urdu

motion picture
چلچتر calcitr

motion picture in Telugu

motion picture, film
చలనచిత్రము calanacitramu

Synonyms of motion picture

Forms of motion picture

pluralmotion pictures
alternative formmotion-picture
alternative formmotion pic

Questions about motion picture

What does motion picture mean?
Motion picture means a sequence of images depicting people or objects in motion, preserved on a recording medium and capable of being projected for viewing.
What is motion picture in Tamil?
Motion picture in Tamil is திரைப்படம். See Motion picture meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is motion picture?
Motion picture is a noun.
How do you pronounce motion picture?
Motion picture is pronounced /ˈməʊʃən ˈpɪktʃə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of motion picture?
The plural of motion picture is motion pictures.

Words near motion picture in the dictionary

  1. motion of no confidence
  2. motion of someone's ocean
  3. motion parallax
  4. motion pic
  5. motion pics
  6. motion picture
  7. motion pictures
  8. motion sickness
  9. motion sickness bag
  10. motion sickness bags
  11. motion-capture

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: motion picture (page history and authors); motion picture (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); چلچتر (Urdu) (page history and authors); చలనచిత్రము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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