| 1. | a sequence of consecutive pictures of objects photographed in motion by a specially designed camera (motion-picture camera) and thrown on a screen by a projector (motion-picture projector) in such rapid succession as to give the illusion of natural movement. |
| 2. | a play, event, or the like, presented in this form. |
| 3. | motion pictures, the art, technique, or business of producing motion pictures. |
