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Underrepresentation of women in Hollywood
The celluloid ceiling is a metaphor for the underrepresentation of women in hiring and employment in Hollywood. The term is a play on the metaphor of
Celluloid_ceiling
Obstacles keeping population from achievement
a required minimum; their contrast is for ceiling quotas, numerus clausus. Bamboo ceiling Celluloid ceiling Equal Pay Day Equal pay for women Female labor
Glass_ceiling
underrepresentation has been called the "celluloid ceiling", a variant on the employment discrimination term "glass ceiling". In 2013, the "top-paid actors .
Cinema_of_the_United_States
Women role-related cinema
foreign films and reissues, have been monitored and studied by the Celluloid Ceiling to provide information on the contributions and employment of women
Women's_cinema
2025 film by James Cameron
Nadadhur, Srivathsan (November 21, 2017). "Aashrita Kamath: Pushing the Celluloid Ceiling". The Hindu. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved
Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash
Measure of women's representation in fiction
among scriptwriters and other movie professionals, also called the "celluloid ceiling": In 2012, one in six of the directors, writers, and producers behind
Bechdel_test
Women involved in the film industry
underrepresentation has been called the "celluloid ceiling", a variant on the employment discrimination term "glass ceiling." Women have always had a presence
Women_in_film
2010 film by David O. Russell
'The Fighter'". November 11, 2010. "Report: Despite Bigelow's Oscar, Celluloid Ceiling Higher Than Ever for Women". TheWrap. January 31, 2011. Archived from
The_Fighter
2022 film by James Cameron
Nadadhur, Srivathsan (November 21, 2017). "Aashrita Kamath: Pushing the celluloid ceiling". The Hindu. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved
Avatar:_The_Way_of_Water
2011 American film
film’s release, being featured in academic articles and literature. Celluloid ceiling Killing Us Softly Media and gender "Trailer of the day: "Miss Representation""
Miss_Representation
American composer
2023-10-31. Farber, Jim (16 September 2017). "Breaking Through the Celluloid Ceiling". www.sfcv.org. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved
Stephanie_Economou
American labor union (1933–2012)
Jennifer (February 28, 2009). "Women on Film – Dr. Martha Lauzen's 2009 Celluloid Ceiling Report". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Archived from the original
Screen_Actors_Guild
2016. "Ian Thornley". yamaha.com. "Composer Pinar Toprak Cracks Celluloid Ceiling with Captain Marvel". Berklee.edu. "Justin Tranter (Excerpt from Berklee
List of Berklee College of Music alumni
List_of_Berklee_College_of_Music_alumni
Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer
Pioneers, Fierce Explorers". In Kelly, Gabrielle; Robson, Cheryl (eds.). Celluloid Ceiling: Women Directors Breaking Through. London: Supernova. pp. 77–91. ISBN 9780956632906
Lucrecia_Martel
Mexican film movement
statistically underrepresented in creative positions like the called "celluloid ceiling" of the underrepresentation of women in hiring and employment in Hollywood
Nuevo_Cine_Mexicano
Yemeni-Scottish film director
Academy Awards". "The Mulberry House". www.themulberryhouse-doc.com. Celluloid Ceiling: 21st Century Female Film Directors. Aurora Metro Publications Limited
Sara_Ishaq
Italian-born American artist (1900–1997)
176. Canemaker 1996, p. 98. "Worth as Much as a Man: Cracking the Celluloid Ceiling". The Walt Disney Family Museum. March 6, 2012. Retrieved November
Bianca_Majolie
British artist
Paula Sigman (6 March 2012). "Worth as Much as a Man: Cracking the Celluloid Ceiling". Walt Disney Family Museum. Canemaker 1996, p. 107. Ghez 2016, p
Sylvia_Holland
Vietnamese film director (1929–2013)
“Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos: Women Directors of the Post-War Era.” In Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through. Aurora Metro Books, 2014.
Bạch_Diệp
Turkish-American composer (b. 1980)
2023. Ashton, Kimberly (27 June 2018). "Composer Pinar Toprak Cracks Celluloid Ceiling with Captain Marvel | Berklee College of Music". Berklee College of
Pinar_Toprak
American film journalist and actress
Cheryl (eds.)'s Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through (2014). Supernova Books. ISBN 978-0956632906. I Spit on Your Celluloid: The History
Heidi_Honeycutt
South-east Asian Cinema," in Gabrielle Kelly and Cheryl Robson, eds., Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through, London: Aurora Metro Books
Cinema_of_Laos
2012 documentary film by Lida Chan and Guillaume Suon
South-east Asian Cinema," in Gabrielle Kelly and Cheryl Robson, eds., Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through, London: Aurora Metro Books
Red_Wedding_(film)
Zimbabwean director, screenwriter and producer
Retrieved 19 July 2018. Kelly, Gabrielle; Robson, Cheryl (2014). Celluloid Ceiling Women Film Directors Breaking Through. Supernoval Books. p. 50.
Ingrid_Sinclair
Film rating to highlight women on screen and behind the camera
TEDxYouth@Bath. The F-Rating is a reaction to a phenomenon known as the celluloid ceiling, which has been documented internationally. "BFI figures showed that
F-rating
Indonesian film director
original on 12 December 2020. Kelly, Gabrielle; Robson, Cheryl (2014). Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through. UK: Aurora Metro Books. ISBN 9780956632951
Nan_Achnas
American academic
studies analyzing information regarding women working in film (The Celluloid Ceiling) and television (Boxed In), as well as articles examining women's
Martha_Lauzen
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1902–1989)
Retrieved 2019-09-29. Kelly, Gabrielle; Robson, Cheryl (2014-05-27). Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through. Aurora Metro Publications
Nadezhda_Kosheverova
2004 Cambodian film
Sotheara. Suos Sotheara Kelly, Gabrielle; Robson, Cheryl (27 May 2014). Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through. Aurora Metro Publications
Mae_Ombao_Meas
Venezuelan film director (1926–2024)
Retrieved 29 May 2024. Kelly, Gabrielle; Robson, Cheryl (2014). Celluloid Ceiling: women film directors breaking through. Supernoval Books. p. 380.
Margot_Benacerraf
South-east Asian Cinema," in Gabrielle Kelly and Cheryl Robson, eds., Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through, London: Aurora Metro Books
Cinema_of_Cambodia
Festival – Casting Agent – Casting – Casting couch – Catering – Celluloid Closet – Celluloid ceiling – César Award – Changing bag – Character animation – Charisma
Index of motion picture–related articles
Index_of_motion_picture–related_articles
the Documentary Film World Lauzen, Martha (January 10, 2018). "The Celluloid Ceiling: Behind-the-Scenes Employment of Women on the Top 100, 250, and 500
Women_in_documentary_film
2012 horror film by Scott Derrickson
"can't afford a pre-Internet setting." Rafer Guzman of Newsday wrote that "celluloid is such a warm, friendly old format that it seems unlikely to contain
Sinister_(film)
American actress (1957–2019)
(DVD) (40th Anniversary ed.). ASIN B005F96UJ6. Retrieved July 16, 2019. Celluloid Bloodbath: More Prevues from Hell. Virgil Home Video (DVD). October 9
Denise_Nickerson
Ghanaian-American filmmaker and producer (born 1984)
Narratives in Nollywood Melodramas (2016) [8], p. 113. Kelly, Gabrielle. Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through (2018) [9] Lené Hole, Kristin
Akosua_Adoma_Owusu
Brazilian-born American author, journalist and lecturer
Fierce Explorers – Female Filmmakers in Latin America", in the omnibus Celluloid Ceiling, org. Gabrielle Kelly and Cheryl Robson, Supernova Books, London,
Ana_Maria_Bahiana
Panoramic film format
May 2017). "Cinema Surround Screens Battle For Film Content". Celluloid Junkie. Celluloid Junkie. Retrieved 18 February 2020. "Ocine abre en Badalona la
ScreenX
Canadian composer
Female Film Composers”, https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/the-celluloid-ceiling/[permanent dead link], June 28, 2018. www.imdb.com Official website
Janal_Bechthold
Brazilian film director
(documentary film) Kelly, Gabrielle; Robson, Cheryl (2014-05-27). Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through. PublishDrive. ISBN 9780956632951
Eliane_Caffé
Hung: Viola". Motionographer. Retrieved 2012-09-20. "Shattering the Celluloid Ceiling". Cinema.usc.edu. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2012-09-20. "Student Oscars"
Hung_Shih-ting
Patrick (24 May 2017). "Cinema Surround Screens Battle For Film Content". Celluloid Junkie. Retrieved 18 February 2020. "ScreenX Continues to Expand Globally
List of ScreenX formatted films
List_of_ScreenX_formatted_films
Dutch actress (1874–1957)
Retrieved 11 June 2015. Kelly, Gabrielle; Robson, Cheryl (27 May 2014). Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through. Aurora Metro Publications
Caroline_van_Dommelen
Premium cinema screen technology created by Dolby Laboratories
June 3, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2016. "The Force of Dolby Cinema". Celluloid Junkie. February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2017. van Beijnum, Iljitsch
Dolby_Cinema
Movie theatre and cultural centre in Kolkata, India
and a third auditorium was made soon after. In April 2011, the false ceiling of a Nandan auditorium crashed down. Right after the incident, the West
Nandan_(Kolkata)
English musician, songwriter and activist (1940–1980)
Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-29908-7. Hoppa, Jocelyn (10 November 2010). "Celluloid Heroes: John Lennon and How I Won the War". Crawdaddy!. Archived from
John_Lennon
Indian writer and politician (1924–2018)
12 December 2020. "A man of letters, who straddled the stage and the celluloid world". 7 August 2018. "Self respect movement (Dravida Iyakkam) plays
M._Karunanidhi
1964 film directed by Stanley Kubrick
Mystery Tour. As told by editor Roy Benson in the BBC radio documentary Celluloid Beatles, the production team of Magical Mystery Tour lacked footage to
Dr._Strangelove
1986 fantasy film by Russell Mulcahy
This movie features some of the best scene transitions committed to celluloid. ... To this is added some fun performances by Connery and especially
Highlander_(film)
Australian and American actor (1909–1959)
30 September 1942. p. 29. Higham, Charles; Greenberg, Joel (1971). The celluloid muse; Hollywood directors speak. Regnery. p. 184. Muir, Florabel (18 October
Errol_Flynn
Women's college in New Delhi, Delhi, India
(English Dramatics), Geetanjali (Indian Music), Orpheus (Western Music), Celluloid (Film Club), Snapshots (Photography), BlueQuill (Creative Writing Club)
Miranda_House
Indian politician
of DMK, including leaders like Mathialagan, Nanjil Manoharan and the celluloid hero MGR favoured Karunanidhi as CM in preference to Nedunchezhiyan, the
S._Natarajan
Film genre with excessive violence and sex
"Special Mention (Most Extreme Movies)". thelastexit.net. The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre. Retrieved 21 May 2012. "Film Censorship: M #3". refused-classification
Extreme_cinema
1982 film directed by John Carpenter
Is the Most Blunt Critique of Unfettered Capitalism Ever Committed to Celluloid". PopMatters. Retrieved March 18, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated
The_Thing_(1982_film)
1998 film by Sam Raimi
M. (November 18, 1998). "Interview with Scott B. Smith". Combustible Celluloid. Jeffrey M. Anderson. Retrieved February 4, 2015. "Simple Plan, A (1998)
A_Simple_Plan_(film)
Museum in Seattle, Washington
Gallery showcased an exhibit about Seattle's relationship with film called Celluloid Seattle: A City at the Movies. In 2015, the Walker Gallery hosted American
Museum_of_History_&_Industry
French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938)
Star Films' original prints and melted them down to recover silver and celluloid, the latter of which the army used to make shoe heels. Méliès was largely
Georges_Méliès
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
Western Specialty Manufacturing Company; and Whitehead & Hoag, which made celluloid novelties. Other tenants included an overflow of music publishers from
Flatiron_Building
Fighter aircraft; first operational purpose-built fighter
fabric-covered wings and tail, and a duralumin-covered nacelle with large celluloid windows in the sides. The unequal-span wings were unstaggered, with lateral
Vickers_F.B.5
American filmmaker (1946–2025)
trilogy"—Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, and Inland Empire—explores "the celluloid dreams of Los Angeles [against the] bitter realities and almost cosmic
David_Lynch
five-seat passenger cabin was fully enclosed and featured a celluloid panel on its ceiling as an emergency exit. The pilot sat in a separate, open cockpit
Latécoère_8
Indian actress (1963–2018)
also appeared on the CNN-IBN 2012 list of 'Greatest Romantic Couples on Celluloid'. The film earned Sridevi her first Filmfare nomination for Best Actress
Sridevi
1977 film by Dario Argento
"one of the most striking assaults on the senses ever to be committed to celluloid ... this unrelenting tale of the supernatural was—and likely still is—the
Suspiria
1999 film by Laurent Cantet
(1999)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 18 November 2022. "Celluloid Dreams | Human Resources". celluloid-dreams.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022. "Human Resources
Human_Resources_(1999_film)
American stage and film director (1903–1986)
Higham, Charles; Greenberg, Joel (1969). "Vincente Minnelli". The Celluloid Muse: Hollywood Directors Speak. New American Library. pp. 197–208.
Vincente_Minnelli
Finnish artist (1920–1991)
Hollywood, for example. Löfström, p. 190. Suárez, 1996, pp. 150. The Celluloid Closet; Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman (1996) UPC: 043396821071
Tom_of_Finland
Sidewalk attraction in Los Angeles, California
video for Miley Cyrus's "Walk of Fame" features the Walk, The Kinks's Celluloid Heroes was both inspired by and mentions the Walk, and Sofie Royer has
Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame
1902 French short film by Georges Méliès
the traces of silver from the film stock and make boot heels from the celluloid. When the Théâtre Robert-Houdin was demolished in 1923, the prints kept
A_Trip_to_the_Moon
Separation between human breasts
using soft fabric pads of cotton and wool or inflatable rubber. In 1896, celluloid falsies were advertised and in the 20th century, soft foam rubber pads
Cleavage_(breasts)
1975–1977 state of emergency in India under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
ISBN 81-7991-066-0. Farzand Ahmed (24 December 2009). "1978 – Kissa Kursi Ka: Celluloid chutzpah". India Today. Atul Kohli. Democracy and Discontent: India's
The_Emergency_(India)
Card for financial transactions on credit
19th century, charge cards came in various shapes and sizes, made of celluloid, copper, aluminum, steel, and other types of whitish metals. Some were
Credit_card
1981 adventure film by Steven Spielberg
ProQuest 213749767. Retrieved April 9, 2021. Hunter, Latham (March 2003). "The Celluloid Cubicle: Regressive Constructions of Masculinity in 1990s Office Movies"
Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark
2000 film by Bharat Nalluri
cash cows and that feeling permeates in every scene, oozing out of the celluloid like some damn viscous disease." Nick Perkins of Coming Soon was similarly
The_Crow:_Salvation
English artist (born 1963)
graphite-marked notepaper, painted with silver leaf and complete with celluloid "windows" that refer to the resin sculptures. Cabin is a concrete reverse
Rachel_Whiteread
Concept in gender studies
psychological damage as a result looms overhead. The 1995 documentary The Celluloid Closet discusses the depictions of homosexuals throughout film history
Hegemonic_masculinity
Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
contemporaries remarked "surpassed in sheer spectacle the most florid celluloid imaginations of Hollywood epics". To complete the message, Mohammad Reza
Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi
1975 Soviet experimental drama film by Andrei Tarkovsky
writing: "Mirror offers epic hypnotherapy and some of the most beautiful celluloid ever shot." For the same poll, Will Self wrote that it remains "the most
Mirror_(1975_film)
American film critic (1919–2001)
woman would get into". Byron, who "hit the ceiling" after reading the review, was joined by The Celluloid Closet author Vito Russo, who argued that Kael
Pauline_Kael
radiator. The pilot had no forward view, but was provided with flexible celluloid side windows. Cockpit access was through a hatch in the top of the fuselage
Dayton-Wright_RB-1_Racer
(1629–1695), Netherlands – pendulum clock John Wesley Hyatt (1837–1920), U.S. – celluloid manufacturing Gavriil Ilizarov (1921–1992), Russia – Ilizarov apparatus
List_of_inventors
Irish architect and furniture designer
see the back of their head. At the entrance of E-1027 Gray created a celluloid niche for hats with net shelves to allow a clear view without the risk
Eileen_Gray
1995 studio album by Insane Clown Posse
Girl" contains a sample from the Carnival of Carnage song "Guts on the Ceiling". "Toy Box" samples Gong's "The Pot Head Pixies" and the Pee-wee's Playhouse
Riddle_Box
The Guardian. Retrieved May 21, 2024. "Snow White colored animation celluloid". National Museum of American History. Retrieved September 23, 2023. Higgins
List of common misconceptions about arts and culture
List_of_common_misconceptions_about_arts_and_culture
Explosives that have not fully detonated
released; the acetone was intended, as it dripped downwards, to disintegrate celluloid discs holding back a spring-loaded trigger that would strike a detonator
Unexploded_ordnance
Airport of Berlin, Germany (1923–2008)
they blew up the fortified entrance to a three-level bomb shelter for celluloid films of the Hansa Luftbild GmbH, a Luft Hansa subsidiary specialising
Berlin_Tempelhof_Airport
French rebel groups that fought Nazi Germany in World War II
posters during the night—real flowers and artificial ones, paper pansies, celluloid roses, small French and British flags". The writer Simone de Beauvoir
French_Resistance
American visual experimental artist (1939–2019)
then altered the film by staining, burning, and directly drawing on the celluloid itself, mixing the concepts of painting and collage. The segments were
Carolee_Schneemann
1943 film by Mark Robson
Retrieved May 9, 2024. Higham, Charles; Greenberg, Joel (1969). The Celluloid Muse: Hollywood Directors Speak. London: Angus & Robertson. p. 208.
The_Seventh_Victim
Aftermath of WW2 until Reunification era
horrors and hardship of the war were often downplayed. In his 2004 essay "Celluloid Soldiers" about post-war German films, the Israeli historian Omer Bartov
History of Germany (1945–1990)
History_of_Germany_(1945–1990)
2016 Indian Bengali film
HBFF-2016, "for directing the spotlight on the grave crisis engulfing the celluloid art with the inevitable march of technology." Film Critics Circle of India
Cinemawala
Musical artist
being invited by composer Pero Gotovac. His song "Celuloidni pajac" (Celluloid Clown) was the winner of first place in the 1968 Zagreb Festival. He won
Ibrica_Jusić
American instrumental progressive rock band
inspired by it.” In 2017 they released their most melodic album: Sonic Celluloid. Relating to the idea of "sound as cinema", this collection of 10 tracks
Djam_Karet
involved in the Second World War, and therefore had a greater supply of celluloid for films, then also used for bombs. In the 1930s, the government became
Mexican_art
1991 Disney song
Corinthian columns, and hundreds of candles". Writing for Combustible Celluloid, Jeffrey M. Anderson believes that "The animators understood that the
Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)
Beauty_and_the_Beast_(Disney_song)
Group of economic activities related to the production of wood and forest products
used in a variety of products, such as wood pulp, cellulose in paper, celluloid in early photographic film, cellophane, and rayon (a substitute for silk)
Wood_industry
Corporate headquarters
The only work open to women consists of tracing the characters on clear celluloid sheets with India ink and filling in the tracings on the reverse side
Walt_Disney_Studios_(Burbank)
Vote Recorder. June 15 – John Wesley Hyatt patents the first plastic, Celluloid, in Albany, New York. July 4 – World's first rodeo held in Deer Trail
1869_in_the_United_States
2009 concert tour by Kylie Minogue
moon, with large-scale video projections broadcasting studio montages of celluloid Kylie mouthing the words to the songs the real-life version was singing
Kylie Minogue's 2009 North American tour
Kylie_Minogue's_2009_North_American_tour
(2011) Cell Phone (2003) The Cellar (1989) Cello (2005) Cellular (2004) Celluloid Man (2012) Celsius 41.11 (2004) Celtic Pride (1996) Cemara's Family (2019)
List_of_films:_C
Act of minimizing lesbian representation
of New York Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1438461779. Russo, Vito (1987). The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies. Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-096132-5
Lesbian_erasure
CELLULOID CEILING
CELLULOID CEILING
Surname or Lastname
German
German : occupational name for a roofer (thatcher, tiler, slater, or shingler) or a carpenter or builder, from an agent derivative of Middle High German decke ‘covering’, a word which was normally used to refer to roofs, but sometimes also to other sorts of covering; modern German Decke still has the twin senses ‘ceiling’ and ‘blanket’.Dutch : variant of Dekker, cognate with 1.English : variant of Dicker.
CELLULOID CEILING
CELLULOID CEILING
Boy/Male
Muslim
Arcturus star
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Daughter of bibi haleema sadia who milked Muhammad (P.B.U.H) in his child hood
Girl/Female
British, English, Hebrew
Interesting
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Admire; Prasie
Female
English
English form of French Jacinthe, JACINTH means "hyacinth flower."
Boy/Male
German
Light of Land
Girl/Female
Indian
Accomplished, Bountiful grace
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
In Liberty
Girl/Female
Indian, Kashmiri
Goddess of Art
Male
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Nuada, possibly NUADHA means "fog."
CELLULOID CEILING
CELLULOID CEILING
CELLULOID CEILING
CELLULOID CEILING
CELLULOID CEILING
n.
A name formerly given to cellulose found in certain fungi and mushrooms.
n.
An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy.
a.
Having a top, or head, shaped like the top of a covered wagon, or resembling in section or outline an inverted U, thus /; as, a wagonheaded ceiling.
n.
Animal cellulose; a substance present in the mantle, or tunic, of the Tunicates, which resembles, or is identical with, the cellulose of the vegetable kingdom.
n.
A variety of cellulose, occuring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork; by oxidation it passes to suberic acid.
n.
An amorphous carbohydrate found in the vegetable kingdom, esp. in unripe fruits. It is associated with cellulose, and is converted into substances of the pectin group.
n.
One of the substances of which vegetable tissue is composed, differing from cellulose in its solubility in certain media.
n.
An insulating material, usually some variety of compressed cellulose, made of sawdust, paper pulp, cotton waste, etc.
n.
One of the starch group (C6H10O5)n of the carbohydrates; as, starch, arabin, dextrin, cellulose, etc.
a.
Consisting of, or containing, cells.
n.
The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch, Granulose, Lignin.
n.
A variety of lignin or cellulose found in the medulla, or pith, of certain plants. Cf. Lignin, and Cellulose.
n.
A substance characterizing wood cells and differing from cellulose in its conduct with certain chemical reagents.
n.
A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber, malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs; -- originally called xylonite.
n. pl.
A grand division of the animal kingdom, intermediate, in some respects, between the invertebrates and vertebrates, and by some writers united with the latter. They were formerly classed with acephalous mollusks. The body is usually covered with a firm external tunic, consisting in part of cellulose, and having two openings, one for the entrance and one for the exit of water. The pharynx is usually dilated in the form of a sac, pierced by several series of ciliated slits, and serves as a gill.
n.
That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof of the mouth.
n.
The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike cellulose, it is colored blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments.
n.
That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.
n.
Celluloid.