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mi·cro·film  (mkr-flm)
n.
1. A film on which printed materials are photographed at greatly reduced size for ease of storage.
2. A reproduction on this kind of film.
tr.v. mi·cro·filmed, mi·cro·film·ing, mi·cro·films
To reproduce (documents, for example) on microfilm.

microfilm [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɪlm]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) a strip of film of standard width on which books, newspapers, documents, etc., can be recorded in miniaturized form
vb
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) to photograph (a page, document, etc.) on microfilm See also microfiche
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.microfilm - film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced sizemicrofilm - film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material
photographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
microfiche - small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material
Verb1.microfilm - record on microfilm
film - record in film; "The coronation was filmed"
Translations
microfilm [ˈmaɪkrəʊfɪlm]
A. Nmicrofilm m
B. VTmicrofilmar
C. CPD microfilm reader Nlector m de microfilms

microfilm [ˈmaɪkrəʊfɪlm]
nmicrofilm m
vtmicrofilmer
microfilm reader nmicrolecteur m

microfilm [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɪlm]
1. nmicrofilm m inv
2. vtmicrofilmare

microfilm
n microfilm [ˈmaikrəfilm]
film on which documents, books etc are recorded very much smaller than actual size. mikrofilm ميكروفيلْم: فِلم صَغير микрофилм mikrofilm mikrofilm der Mikrofilm μικροφίλμ microfilm mikrofilm میکروفیلم mikrofilmi microfilm מִיקרוֹפִילם लघुफिल्म mikrofilm mikrofilm mikro film örfilma, míkrófilma microfilm マイクロフィルム 마이크로필름 mikrofilmas mikrofilma mikrofilem microfilm mikrofilm mikrofilm microfilme microfilm микрофильм mikrofilm mikrofilm mikrofilm mikrofilm ฟิล์มขนาดเล็กใช้ฉายหนังหรือถ่ายภาพโดยลดขนาดภาพที่ถ่ายลงได้มาก mikrofilm 縮影膠卷 мікрофільм خرد فلم vi phim


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Today every format of microfilm can be converted to a digital format (Microfiche, jacketed fiche, 16mm and 35mm microfilm, COM, 105 mm Step & Repeat Microfiche and aperture cards) allowing you to search for an image, and even grant multiple user access to images.
In the meantime, the Historical Society will continue to store periodicals as they come in, but will not microfilm any until it knows what its funding will be.
95 Hardcover PG2998 Through research of 19th- and early-20th-century literary journals saved on microfilm, Hetenyi compiled a large bibliography of lost Russian-Jewish literature.
 
 
 
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