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celluloid

n. highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics

film, cinema, celluloid

n. a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"

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celluloid

adj. of or containing or made from cellulose: "cellulosic fibers"

celluloid, synthetic

adj. artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"

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arranged, staged

adj. deliberately arranged for effect; "one of those artfully staged photographs"

bleached, colored, coloured, dyed

adj. (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde"

cardboard, unlifelike

adj. without substance; "cardboard caricatures of historical figures"

conventionalized, conventionalised, stylized, stylised

adj. using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous; "a stylized mode of theater production"

dummy

adj. having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation"

ersatz, substitute

adj. artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"

factitious

adj. not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"

fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated

adj. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"

man-made, semisynthetic, synthetic

adj. not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather"

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