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Definitions

microfilm

[mahy-kruh-film] / ˈmaɪ krəˌfɪlm /
NOUN
photograph
Synonyms
STRONGEST
image likeness photo picture portrait print snapshot
STRONG
Photostat Polaroid blowup mug negative pic pix positive shot slide snap transparency
WEAK
Kodachrome Kodak close-up pinup
VERB
photograph
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capture illustrate print reproduce shoot
STRONG
Photostat cinematize copy film get lens mug photo picture record roll snap snapshot take turn
WEAK
capture on film get a likeness get a shot make a picture photoengrave
Antonyms
STRONG
fail lose misunderstand

Example Sentences

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“The A.I. is not going to go and get microfilm, I can tell you that.”

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2025

Artist David Hartt designed the show to include prints, mural-size blow-ups, 35mm color slides, microfilm, video clips, magazines, newspapers, and specially commissioned artistic photo albums.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

Mexico's national archives had counted the document among a collection of papers signed by Cortés - but found 15 pages were missing when it was put on microfilm in 1993.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

But the other 40 million records — dating from 1850 to 1976 — are recorded only on paper, books or microfilm rolls.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

His captors had five million Earthling books on microfilm, but no way to project them in Billy’s cabin.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.