motion picture
noun
1
: a series of pictures projected on a screen in rapid succession with objects shown in successive positions slightly changed so as to produce the optical effect of a continuous picture in which the objects move
2
: a representation (as of a story) by means of motion pictures : movie
Examples of motion picture in a Sentence
He was given a starring role in a major motion picture.
a popular novel that was made into a major motion picture
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Recipients of the prizes, which honor lifetime achievement, contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences and service to the academy are selected by the film academy’s board of governors.
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Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Though stunt men and women had lent their skills, bones and sometimes very lives to the cause of motion picture entertainment, the contributions of the risk takers, daredevils and fate tempters was usually unbilled and little acknowledged.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
One’s in New York and makes print matter, and one’s in Los Angeles and makes :pops in cigar: motion pictures.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Fifty years later, Jaws remains one of the top-ranking motion pictures of all time, and Edgartown, the small town where much of the movie was shot, is about to play a starring role once again as part of the film’s golden anniversary celebration.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
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Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Though stunt men and women had lent their skills, bones and sometimes very lives to the cause of motion picture entertainment, the contributions of the risk takers, daredevils and fate tempters was usually unbilled and little acknowledged.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
One’s in New York and makes print matter, and one’s in Los Angeles and makes :pops in cigar: motion pictures.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Fifty years later, Jaws remains one of the top-ranking motion pictures of all time, and Edgartown, the small town where much of the movie was shot, is about to play a starring role once again as part of the film’s golden anniversary celebration.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motion%20picture. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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