Microfilm Meaning
/mˈaɪkrəˌfɪlm/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size.
verbTo reproduce (documents) on such film.
Sentence Examples
It's only on microfilm.
The library has the paper's archives on microfilm.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The archivist stored old newspapers on ____ to save space in the library.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Historical researchers often spend many hours scanning through old rolls of ____ to find specific records from the early nineteenth century.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. 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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"Power set up a camera in the British Museum and eventually microfilmed many pre-1640 English books that he selected from Pollard and Redgrave’s Short-Title Catalogue (STC) and other important works in the museum’s collections."
— 1972, Carol A. Nemeyer, Scholarly Reprint Publishing in the United States, New York, N.Y.: R. R. Bowker Co., →ISBN, pages 48–49:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The archivist stored old newspapers on ____ to save space in the library.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Historical researchers often spend many hours scanning through old rolls of ____ to find specific records from the early nineteenth century.