Microfilm

Word MICROFILM
Character 9
Hyphenation mic ro film
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Microfilm"

What do we mean by microfilm?

A film on which printed materials are photographed at greatly reduced size for ease of storage. noun

A reproduction on this kind of film. noun

To reproduce (documents, for example) on microfilm. transitive verb

A photographic film with one or more very small images of printed or other graphic matter. Numerous images, corresponding to the contents of a book, newspaper, or journal, are typically produced on one long roll of film, and may be viewed for reading in a special apparatus called a microfilm reader. noun

To photograph and produce images of on microfilm. transitive verb

A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size noun

To reproduce documents on such film verb

Record on microfilm verb

Film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material noun

A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size

Synonyms and Antonyms for Microfilm

The word "microfilm" in example sentences

And these libraries do not even do a thorough job of checking that the microfilm is clear and legible, so entire issues are lost and can never be recovered, because the originals have already been turned to pulp. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Often the microfilm is worn out and no effort is made to improve the situation. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Common situations: Ten years ago, records of interest to genealogists were available primarily in microfilm format. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I'm buried in microfilm and old court records, and don't expect to emerge until after the conference. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The combination of optical projection and photographic reduction is already producing some results in microfilm for scholarly purposes, and the potentialities are highly suggestive. ❋ Unknown (1969)

I came down here to the Boulder library and ordered microfilm from the National Archives. ❋ Buzzy Jackson (2010)

I tend to cringe and hold my tongue when I hear people say that digitization is bad for preservation because it makes people think we don't have to preserve the paper or microfilm, which is the only way to keep these cultural artifacts around for the long term. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But the Web site did show what kind of microfilm I needed. ❋ Unknown (2000)

The stepson attempted to cut off the head with a saw in order to find the "microfilm" in his stepfather's head. ❋ Heresy23 (2010)

I read microfilm of the eight Chicago newspapers that were publishing in 1903 (none, unfortunately, with an index) and found only a few fleeting references to Chaney. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He had also carried from Poland a microfilm with further informations from the Underground Movement on the extermination of European Jews in German occupied Poland. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My brother Larry Mannion has been researching our family history and spending a lot of time reading microfilm as a matter of course, mostly looking up wedding and birth announcements and obituaries. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After working as a microfilm processor in Denver, she retired to a century-old Messex home, formerly occupied by her parents, in 1996, joining a half dozen other residents. ❋ James R. Hagerty (2011)

(There might be a small cost if they have to send away for microfilm; I'm not sure.) sweetmonkey jmblackmer ❋ Unknown (2010)

Double Fold is an in-depth work and study on libraries and how the invention of the microfilm revolutionized the way many papers are kept. ❋ Unknown (2010)

All that remains is a badly lit photograph of each page on low-resolution microfilm. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the upcoming installments of the uncollected journalism of Jack London, I will reprint a cross-section of articles that have not been previously reprinted and that, up until now, were available only on microfilm in newspaper or library archives. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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