microfilm

microfilm
1. A photographic film bearing greatly reduced images of printed records. 2. To record on m..

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mi·cro·film (miґkro-film) 1. a trade term for 16- or 35-millimeter film to be used in high-speed automatic machines for the photographic reproduction, in greatly reduced size, of books, documents, forms, or other record files. 2. to photographically reproduce, in greatly reduced size, on film specially designed for the purpose.

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  • microfilm — [ mikrofilm ] n. m. • 1931; de micro et film ♦ Reproduction très réduite de documents sur film photographique. ⇒ microcopie, microforme. Lire un manuscrit ancien sur microfilm. ⇒ microfiche. Collection de microfilms. ⇒ filmothèque. ● microfilm… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • microfilm — MICROFÍLM, microfilme, s.n. Film fotografic pe care sunt copiate documente sau cărţi la o scară foarte mică, obţinându se o mare economie de spaţiu. – Din fr. microfilm, germ. Mikrofilm. Trimis de LauraGellner, 19.01.2005. Sursa: DEX 98 … …   Dicționar Român

  • microfilm — Ⅰ. microfilm UK US /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɪlm/ noun [C or U] ► film on which photographs of documents are stored in a very small form, or a piece of this film: »Most libraries have old newspapers available on microfilm. Ⅱ. microfilm UK US /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɪlm/… …   Financial and business terms

  • microfilm — [mī΄krōfilm΄] n. 1. film on which documents, printed pages, etc. are photographed in a reduced size for convenience in storage and transportation: enlarged prints can be made from such film, or the film can be viewed by projection 2. reproduction …   English World dictionary

  • Microfilm — Mic ro*film, v. t. to photograph and produce images of on microfilm. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Microfilm — Mic ro*film, n. [Micro + film.] 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • microfilm — sustantivo masculino 1. Microfilme. microfilme o microfilm sustantivo masculino 1. Película de tamaño reducido usada para reproducir libros, documentos o impresos, que puede leerse en aparatos especiales o reproducirse en fotos: Hemos encargado… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • microfilm — Tira de película de 16 mm o 35 mm que contiene las reproducciones fotográficas de páginas de libros, documentos u otro documento médico o bibliográfico en un tamaño muy reducido. La película se puede visualizar mediante unas máquinas especiales… …   Diccionario médico

  • microfilm — microfilm(e) → película …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • microfilm — (n.) 1927, coined from MICRO (Cf. micro ) + FILM (Cf. film) (n.). The verb is first recorded 1940, from the noun. Related: Microfilmed; microfilming …   Etymology dictionary

  • microfilm — ► NOUN ▪ a length of film containing greatly reduced photographs of a newspaper, book, etc …   English terms dictionary

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